Theoretical Basis and Clinical Methodology for Stereotactic Interstitial Brain Tumor Irradiation Using Iododeoxyuridine as a Radiation Sensitizer and 145Sm as a Brachytherapy Source

Joseph H. Goodman,Reinhard A. Gahbauer b,Christos Kanellitsas,Nancy R. Clendenon,Brenda H. Laster,R. G. Fairchild

Theoretical Basis and Clinical Methodology for Stereotactic Interstitial Brain Tumor Irradiation Using Iododeoxyuridine as a Radiation Sensitizer and 145Sm as a Brachytherapy Source

1990

Joseph H. Goodman
Reinhard A. Gahbauer b
Christos Kanellitsas
Nancy R. Clendenon
Brenda H. Laster
R. G. Fairchild

A technique to produce radiation enhancement during interstitial brain tumor irradiation by using a radiation sensitizer (iododeoxyuridine-IdUrd) and by stimulation of Auger electron cascades through

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Auger effect
Dosimetry
Irradiation
Stereotactic surgery
Nuclear medicine
Radiation
Radiosensitivity
Brain tumor
Radiation therapy
Medicine

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