Dosimetric considerations for catheter-based beta and gamma emitters in the therapy of neointimal hyperplasia in human coronary arteries

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 913-921

  Amols, H I ^a   Zaider, M ^a   Weinberger, J ^a   Ennis, R ^a   Schiff, P B ^a   Reinstein, L E ^b  

^a Department of Radiation Oncology ^*  (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Brachytherapy; Intracoronary; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; IRIDIUM 192; PHOSPHORUS 32; STRONTIUM 90;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOMETRY; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RESTENOSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; X RAY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PALLADIUM; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECURRENCE; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0030292918     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00301-X     Document Type: Article

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