Dosimetric and thermal properties of a newly developed thermobrachytherapy seed with ferromagnetic core for treatment of solid tumors

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1980-1990

  Gautam, Bhoj ^a   Parsai, E Ishmael ^a   Shvydka, Diana ^a   Feldmeier, John ^a   Subramanian, Manny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Best Medical International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

brachytherapy; ferromagnetic induction heating; hyperthermia; self regulating implants; thermobrachytherapy

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETISM; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; INDUCTION HEATING; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; ONCOLOGY; PHANTOMS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELD; BRACHYTHERAPY; HYPERTHERMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; SYNERGISTIC ENHANCEMENT; TEMPERATURE NONUNIFORMITIES; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMOBRACHYTHERAPY;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84861636256     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3693048     Document Type: Article

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