Abstract:
:The use of Speiser needles for interstitial implants has resulted in malfunctioning of HDR afterloading equipment due to seepage of blood. We have successfully used rounded ended needles in the patient after removal of the trocar ended needles, preventing the seepage of blood. This technique also helps to prevent any possible cross contamination between patients.
journal_name
Australas Phys Eng Sci Medjournal_title
Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicineauthors
Das KR,Duchesne G,Coles JR,Pinder Psubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-12-01 00:00:00pages
166-7issue
4eissn
0158-9938issn
1879-5447journal_volume
22pub_type
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-018-0632-0
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-016-0452-z
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-013-0238-5
更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-011-0102-4
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-014-0292-7
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF03178723
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-010-0040-6
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-014-0264-y
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-019-00814-w
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-015-0383-0
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF03179241
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-018-0651-x
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A solid water breast phantom with a lung equivalent material was constructed to investigate interface effects of 6 MV tangential photon fields. The phantom was built so that Thermo-luminescence Dosimeters (TLD) could be used for comparison to a pencil beam and Equivalent Tissue-Air-Ratio (ETAR) algorithms. The investi...
journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-015-0362-5
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-017-0583-x
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-019-00727-8
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-016-0468-4
更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF03178415
更新日期:2007-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s13246-015-0377-y
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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