Dosimetric study of a new polymer encapsulated palladium-103 seed

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1493-1504

  Bernard, S ^a   Vynckier, S ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PALLADIUM; PHOTONS; POLYMERS; RADIATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; TUMORS; WATER;

OCULAR TUMORS; PHOTON EMITTERS; PROSTATE; SEED MODEL;

DOSIMETRY;

INTERSOURCE; IODINE 125; OPTISEED; PALLADIUM 103; POLYMER; TITANIUM;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; EYE TUMOR; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION FIELD; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; PALLADIUM; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 17144380972     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/7/012     Document Type: Article

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