Comments on "Reference Dose Rates for Single- and Double-Plane 192Ir Implants".
1989
A J Olch, and
A R Kagan
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007496
Iridium Radioisotopes
Unstable isotopes of iridium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Ir atoms with atomic weights 182-190, 192, and 194-198 are radioactive iridium isotopes.
Radioisotopes, Iridium
D011879
Radiotherapy Dosage
The total amount of radiation absorbed by tissues as a result of radiotherapy.
A collective term for interstitial, intracavity, and surface radiotherapy. It uses small sealed or partly-sealed sources that may be placed on or near the body surface or within a natural body cavity or implanted directly into the tissues.