Europium-152 as a potential substitute for cobalt-60 in radiation therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1443-1445

  Adelman, S L ^a,b  

^a Accurad   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EUROPIUM;

ABSORBED DOSE RATE; COBALT-60; COST EFFECTIVE; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; TELETHERAPY; USEFUL LIFETIME;

COSTS;

COBALT 60; EUTROPIUM 152; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COBALT TELETHERAPY; COBALT THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HALF LIFE TIME; HEALTH CARE COST; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029816313     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597726     Document Type: Article

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