Quantification of iodine in porous hydroxyapatite matrices for application as radioactive sources in brachytherapy

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 707-711

  Lacerda, Kássio André ^a   Lameiras, Fernando Soares ^a   Silva, Viviane Viana ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DA TECNOLOGIA NUCLEAR   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Vale do Rio Verde   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Hydroxyapatite; Neutron activation analysis (NAA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548993235     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132007000400016     Document Type: Article

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