Alpha particle vascular brachytherapy in the treatment of in-stent Restenosis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-221

  Mehdizadeh, Alireza ^a   Fazelzadeh, Afsoon ^b   karimi, Hamed ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b FASA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alpha particle; Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; Coronary artery disease; Restenosis; Stent; Vascular brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

BORON 10;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; NEUTRON; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; VASCULAR BRACHYTHERAPY;

ALPHA PARTICLES; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 67650757680     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.036     Document Type: Article

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