A standard dosimetry procedure for 192Ir sources used for endovascular brachytherapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 4205-4221

  Piermattei, A ^a   Fidanzio, A ^a   Azario, L ^a   Russo, A ^a   Perrone, F ^e   Capote, R ^b,c   Toni, M P ^d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE APLICACIONES TECNOLÓGICAS Y DESARROLLO NUCLEAR CEADEN   (Cuba)

^d ENEA   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

BRACHYTHERAPY;

DOSIMETRY;

IRIDIUM 192;

ACCURACY; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANISOTROPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOMETRY; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0037038885     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/23/307     Document Type: Article

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