Dosimetry of a radioactive coronary balloon dilitation catheter for treatment of neointimal hyperplasia

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1783-1788

  Amols, H I ^a   Reinstein, L E ^b   Weinberger, J ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

angioplasty; beta emitter; brachytherapy; intracoronary irradiation; neointimal hyperplasia; restenosis

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; MUSCLE; RADIOACTIVITY;

ANGIOPLASTY; BETA EMITTERS; BRACHYTHERAPY; NEOINTIMAL HYPERPLASIA; RESTENOSIS;

BALLOONS;

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BETA RADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0029842002     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597761     Document Type: Article

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