Radiation absorption properties of orbital implants

Orbit

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-167

  Karcioglu, Zeynel A ^a,c   Al Ghamdi, Hassan ^b   Al Bateri, Abdulkarim ^b   Rostem, Assem ^b  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Orbital implant; Orbital tumor; Porous implant; Radiation absorption; Retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; GAMMA RADIATION; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; ORBIT IMPLANT; PHANTOM; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; WATER IMMERSION; X RAY;

EID: 0031762460     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/orbi.17.3.161.2755     Document Type: Article

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