Dosimetric penumbra effects in catheter-based intravascular brachytherapy using a centered photon or beta line source.
Yue N, Nath R, Roberts K. Dosimetric penumbra effects in catheter-based intravascular brachytherapy using a centered photon or beta line source. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2000, 2: 32-8. PMID: 11229060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrachytherapyConstriction, PathologicHumansMonte Carlo MethodRadiation DosageRadiometryVascular DiseasesConceptsLongitudinal dose uniformityCatheter-based intravascular brachytherapyRate kernelLine sourceCylindrical blood vesselPenumbra effectMonte Carlo simulationsBlood vesselsMargin lengthRadiation transportCarlo simulationsPhoton emittersEdge effectsRatio of doseDose distributionIntravascular brachytherapySource lengthRadial depthLength LRadioactive sourcesLinear sourceFormalismPhoton sourcesPoints of interestCorresponding radionuclide