Physical and histopathological assessment of the effects of metallic stents on radiation therapy

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 477-483

  Tsuji, Yoshihiko ^a   Yoshimura, Hitoshi ^a   Uto, Fumiaki ^a   Tamada, Toshiaki ^a   Iwata, Kazuro ^a   Tamamoto, Tetsuro ^a   Asakawa, Isao ^a   Shinkai, Takayuki ^a   Kichikawa, Kimihiko ^a   Hasegawa, Masatoshi ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bile duct; Dose perturbation; Metallic stent; Microspace dosimetry; Thermoluminescent sheet

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; PHANTOMS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS; BILE DUCTS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES CAMERA; DOSE PERTURBATION; INTRACAVITIES; METALLIC STENTS; MICROSPACE DOSIMETRY; NO ABSORPTION; PHANTOM EXPERIMENT; THERMOLUMINESCENT SHEET;

BACKSCATTERING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 36749060016     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.07049     Document Type: Article

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