Calibration and characterization of beta-particle sources for intravascular brachytherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 339-346

  Soares, C G ^a   Halpern, D G ^b   Wang, C K ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Novoste Corporation   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta particles; Extrapolation chamber; Intravascular brachytherapy; Monte Carlo calculations; Radiochromic film

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; EXTRAPOLATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

BETA PARTICLES; EXTRAPOLATION CHAMBER; INTRAVASCULAR BRACHYTHERAPY; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; RADIOCHROMIC FILM;

DOSIMETRY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0031942882     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598204     Document Type: Review

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