Monte Carlo dosimetry of a tandem positioned beta-emitting intravascular brachytherapy source train

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 544-549

  Wallace, Steven A ^a,b   Schumer, Wendy ^c   Horrigan, Mark ^c  

^a ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NOMOS Corporation   (United States)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beta; Brachytherapy; Coronary; Dosimetry; Monte Carlo; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

BETA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY; INTRAVASCULAR BRACHYTHERAPY; MONTE CARLO CODES; MONTE CARLO DOSIMETRY; REFERENCE POINTS; RESTENOSIS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

STRONTIUM 90; WATER; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS;

EID: 0036122336     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1461845     Document Type: Article

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