Dose variation at bone/titanium interfaces using titanium hollow screw osseointegrating reconstruction plates

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 215-219

  Allal, Abdelkarim S ^a   Richter, Michel ^a   Russo, Mariateresa ^a   Rouzaud, Michel ^a   Dulguerov, Pavel ^a   Kurtz, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bone titanium interface; Head and neck cancer; Radiation therapy; Reconstruction plate

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; FEMUR; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

ANIMALS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CATTLE; MANDIBLE; OSSEOINTEGRATION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 0031974096     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00587-7     Document Type: Article

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