Application of intravascular brachytherapy: Utilization of beta-irradiation source delivery systems within a community-based cardiac center

Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 323-326

  Farber, Leonard A ^a,b   Shlofmitz, Richard A ^b,c   Haag, Elizabeth S ^b   Speck, Teresa ^a   Berke, Andrew ^b,c  

^a Long Island Radiation Therapy   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Long Isl Interventional Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Beta radiation; Clinical trials; Guidant; Intravascular brachytherapy; Novoste; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS; STRONTIUM; YTTRIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; RECURRENCE; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TIME FACTORS; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0033206811     PISSN: 15221865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1522-1865(00)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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