Effect of ionizing radiation on the stability and performance of the TAXUS Express2 paclitaxel-eluting stent

Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 136-141

  Dilcher, Christian ^a   Chan, Rosanna ^a   Hellinga, David ^a   Seabron, Rufus ^a   Pakala, Rajbabu ^a   Kuchulakanti, Pramod K ^a   Richard, Robert ^b   Chan, Ken ^b   Zhong, Samuel ^b   Barry, James J ^b   Waksman, Ron ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug eluting stent; Intravascular brachytherapy; Radiation; Stability

Indexed keywords

DRUG CARRIER; PACLITAXEL; POLYMER; TRANSLUTE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; DEGRADATION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG STABILITY; EVALUATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESTENOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 13944274924     PISSN: 15221865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carrad.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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