Design and development of an inflatable latex balloon to reduce rectal and bladder doses for patients undergoing high dose rate brachytherapy

Journal of Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-51

  Raghukumar, P ^a,d   Nair, Raghu Ram ^a   Aprem, Abi ^b   Bhasi, Saju ^a   Sisupal, Suja ^b   Padmanbhan, V ^c  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^b Hindustan Latex Ltd   (India)

^c SUT Hospital   (India)

^d GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

High dose rate brachytherapy; Latex balloon packing; Uterine cervix

Indexed keywords

LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BLADDER; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM; SKIN IRRITATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOXICITY TESTING; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 62949164583     PISSN: 09716203     EISSN: 19983913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6203.48721     Document Type: Article

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