- Tytuł:
- Development and production of radioactive sources used for cancer treatment in Brazil
- Autorzy:
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Rostelato, M. E. C. M.
Rela, P. R.
Zeituni, C. A.
Feher, A.
Manzoli, J. E.
Moura, J. A.
Moura, E. S.
Silva, C. P. G. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/148305.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2008
- Wydawca:
- Instytut Chemii i Techniki Jądrowej
- Tematy:
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radioactive sources production
iodine-125 seeds
iridium-192 wires
brachytherapy
cancer treatment - Opis:
- The number of cancer patients in Brazil is increasing and part of the patients are submitted to brachytherapy treatment using iridium-192 wire and iodine-125 radioactive seeds. The Nuclear Energy Research Institute established a programme to produce iridium-192 wire and iodine-125 radioactive seeds. With the purpose of settling a laboratory for iridium-192 sources production, a wire activation method was developed and a hot cell for the wire manipulation, quality assurance and packaging was built. The iodine-125 seeds consist of a welded titanium capsule containing iodine-125 adsorbed onto a silver rod. Concerning the setup of the local production, the following activities were carried out: superficial treatment of the silver rod, development of a process to absorb the iodine in the silver rod, welding methodology to seal the seeds, leakage and contamination test and source activity measurement.
- Źródło:
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Nukleonika; 2008, 53, suppl. 2; 99-103
0029-5922
1508-5791 - Pojawia się w:
- Nukleonika
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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