On the depth of penetration of photons and electrons for intravascular brachytherapy

Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 72-79

  Nath, Ravinder ^a   Yue, Ning ^a   Liu, Lizhong ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta emitters; Intracavitary brachytherapy; Intravascular brachytherapy; Monte Carlo simulation; Photon emitters; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD VESSEL; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; ELECTRON; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATHOLOGY; PHOTON; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION;

ANIMALS; BETA RAYS; BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD VESSELS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0032601122     PISSN: 15221865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(98)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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