Operational characteristics of a prototype x-ray needle device

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 97-106

  Karnas, S J ^a   Avvakumov, N ^b   Yu, E ^a,b   Battista, J J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DEVICE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; X RAY;

ALUMINUM; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 0035133261     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/1/307     Document Type: Article

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