An examination of radiation exposure to clinical staff from patients implanted with 137Cs and 192Ir for the treatment of gynecologic malignancies

Health Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-308

  Smith, Charles L ^b   Chu, Wei Kom ^b   Granville, David ^b   Nabity, Lori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

192Ir; Brachytherapy; Exposure, radiation; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; IRIDIUM 192; RADIUM 226;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; STAFF;

EID: 0031891512     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199803000-00002     Document Type: Article

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