Abstract
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 absorption of low-energy photons in iodine is described. Clinical studies using iododeoxyuridine,192Ir as a brachytherapy source, and external radiation have produced promising results. Substituting145Sm for192Ir in this protocol is planned to evaluate the enhanced dose resulting from photon activation therapy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 531-534 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 1-8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Brain tumor
- Radiation enhancement
- Radiotherapy
- Stereotactic surgery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology