Development and characterization of a novel variable low dose-rate irradiator for in vivo mouse studies

Health Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 727-734

  Olipitz, Werner ^a   Hembrador, Sheena ^a   Davidson, Matthew ^a   Yanch, Jacquelyn C ^a   Engelward, Bevin P ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

125I; Dose; Low; Mice; Radiation effects

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MOUSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MICE; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77951200082     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181d26dc5     Document Type: Article

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