Dosimetric investigation of a new breast brachytherapy balloon catheter by using microMOSFET radiation sensors

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 87-91

  Dong, Shang Lung ^a,b   Chu, Tieh Chi ^b,c   Hwang, Wen Song ^d   Chao, Liang Hsiao ^a   Hsieh, Tung Sheng ^a   Yen, Sang Hue ^a,e  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Partial breast irradiation; Radiation sensors

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

BREAST CANCER; PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION; RADIATION SENSORS;

CATHETERS;

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CARCINOMA; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; RADIATION DOSE; SENSOR; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 27344437336     PISSN: 16090985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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