Structure and dosimetric analysis of biodegradable glasses for prostate cancer treatment

Artificial Organs

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 432-436

  Roberto, Wanderley S ^a,b   Pereira, Marivalda M ^b   Campos, Tarcísio P R ^b  

^a CENTRO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioactive glasses; Biodegradable seeds; Prostate cancer; Seed implants; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVE GLASS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; GAS ADSORPTION; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIODEGRADABLE GLASS; BIODEGRADABLE SEED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; PROSTATE CANCERS; SEED IMPLANTS; SOL - GEL SYNTHESIS; SOL'GEL; WORK ANALYSIS;

DISEASES;

CALCIUM OXIDE; GLASS; SAMARIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; BETA RADIATION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0038054657     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2003.07253.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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