DocumentCode
1740725
Title
Radioactive stents for intravascular brachytherapy
Author
Duggan, Dennis M. ; Coffey, Charles W., II ; Gonzalez, Albin L. ; Janicki, Christian
Author_Institution
Centre Hospitalier, Montreal Univ., Que., Canada
Volume
2
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
1577
Abstract
The virtues and limitations of radioactive stents for treating restenosis, especially in coronary arteries, are reviewed. Dosimetry methods, both theoretical and experimental, are described. Improvements in stent design are suggested
Keywords
biomedical equipment; blood vessels; cardiovascular system; dosimetry; radiation therapy; Monte Carlo simulation; coronary arteries; dosimetry methods; intravascular brachytherapy; percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; radioactive stents; restenosis treatment; stent design improvements; Angioplasty; Arteries; Brachytherapy; Cardiology; Clinical trials; Dosimetry; Implants; Isotopes; Standards development; Wires;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6465-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.898045
Filename
898045
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