Intra-arterial 90Y brachytherapy: Preliminary dosimetric study using a specially modified angioplasty balloon

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 713-717

  Popowski, Youri ^a   Verin, Vatali ^a   Papirov, Igor ^b   Nouet, Philippe ^a   Rouzaud, Michel ^a   Schwager, Micheal ^b   Urban, Philippe ^a   Rutishauser, Wilhelm ^a   Kurtz, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Schneider Europe AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

90Y; Brachytherapy; Centering; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; X RAY DOSE DISTRIBUTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

YTTRIUM;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BRACHYTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECURRENCE; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0028970569     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)00259-2     Document Type: Article

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