Radioisotopes and vertebral augmentation: Dosimetric analysis of a novel approach for the treatment of malignant compression fractures

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-126

  Hirsch, Ariel E ^a,b   Medich, David C ^c   Rosenstein, Barry S ^d,e   Martel, Christopher B ^a   Hirsch, Joshua A ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Isotope; Monte Carlo; Vertebral compression fracture; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE 18; HOLMIUM; HOLMIUM 166; IODINE 125; PHOSPHORUS 32; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); TECHNETIUM 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CORTICAL BONE; DOSIMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METASTASIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; VERTEBRA COMPRESSION;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PALLIATIVE CARE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41849150763     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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