Effect of penetrating ionising radiation on the mechanical properties of pericardium

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 619, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 356-360

  Daar, Eman ^a   Woods, E ^b   Keddie, J L ^a   Nisbet, A ^a,c   Bradley, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine pericardium; Mechanical testing; Radiotherapy regime

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; FRACTURE; IONIZING RADIATION; MAMMALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; RADIOTHERAPY; STRESS RELAXATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

AMORPHOUS MATRICES; BOVINE PERICARDIUM; BREAST RADIOTHERAPY; IRRADIATION DOSE; PERICARDIUM TISSUE; PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TEST;

TISSUE;

EID: 78650263165     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.11.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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