A new human eye model for ophthalmic brachytherapy dosimetry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 316-319

  Yoriyaz, Hélio ^a   Sanchez, Andrea ^a   dos Santos, Adimir ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; IODINE 125; IRIDIUM 192; PALLADIUM 103; RUTHENIUM 106;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRACHYTHERAPY; CHOROID; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE CANCER; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LENS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTIC NERVE; RETINA; SCLERA; VITREOUS BODY;

BODY BURDEN; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EYE; EYE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 30844432390     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci105     Document Type: Article

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