Evaluation of a ventricular assist device: Stability under X-rays and therapeutic beam attenuation

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 212-216

  Gossman, Michael S ^a   Graham, Joel D ^b   Tamez, Dan ^b   Voskoboynikov, Neil ^b   Larose, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a Tri State Regional Cancer Center   (United States)

^b HEARTWARE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODELING; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HIGH INTENSITY; OPERATIONAL STABILITY; PRE-TREATMENT; PUMP OPERATION; PUMP PARAMETERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; SCATTERING PROCESS; THERAPEUTIC BEAMS; TITANIUM COMPONENTS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; ONCOLOGY; PUMPS; TITANIUM; X RAYS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; NEOPLASM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SCATTERING, RADIATION; X-RAYS;

EID: 84860734883     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3182468318     Document Type: Article

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