An experimental palladium-103 seed (OptiSeedexp) in a biocompatible polymer without a gold marker: Characterization of dosimetric parameters including the interseed effect

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 5841-5850

  Abboud, F ^a   Scalliet, P ^a   Vynckier, S ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Calculation Monte Carlo; Dosimetry; Experimental Palladium source

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DISEASES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GOLD; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; PALLADIUM; PLANNING; POLYMERIC IMPLANTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOTHERAPY; RATE CONSTANTS; UROLOGY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMER; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE RATE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL PALLADIUM SOURCE; INTERNATIONAL BRACHYTHERAPY; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; POLYMER ENCAPSULATION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS;

DOSIMETRY;

IODINE 125; PALLADIUM 103; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 56749177471     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3006151     Document Type: Article

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