The calculation of dose enhancement close to platinum implants for skull radiography

Health Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 267-272

  Cheung, Joel Y C ^a   Tang, Fuk Hay ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer; Monte Carlo; Radiography; X rays

Indexed keywords

PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN INJURY; CANCER; COIL EMBOLIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; SKULL;

BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLATINUM; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SKULL;

EID: 36049001482     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000264450.81683.51     Document Type: Article

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