The use of anisotropic data in125I prostate implants

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-63

  Fox, R A ^a   Haworth, A ^a   Mina, L L ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dosimetry; I 125; Prostate implants

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; HISTOGRAMS; POINT SOURCE APPROXIMATION;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DOSIMETRY; IODINE; IRIDIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PALLADIUM; RADIOTHERAPY;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE;

ANISOTROPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0031150158     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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