Relative biologic effectiveness in terms of tumor response of 125I implants compared with 60Co gamma rays

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 224-229

  Lehnert, Shirley ^a,c   Reniers, Brigitte ^b   Verhaegen, Frank ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

125I; Dosimetry; Relative biologic effectiveness; RIF 1 tumor

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOSIMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONS; PROBABILITY; RADIOTHERAPY;

125 I; GROWTH INHIBITION; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; RIF-1 TUMOR;

TUMORS;

COBALT 60; IODINE 125; COBALT; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; GAMMA RADIATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; SIMULATION; TUMOR VOLUME; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FIBROSARCOMA; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MICE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 26944466832     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.05.009     Document Type: Article

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