Preparation of radiotherapy glass by pho
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Kawashita, Masakazu ;Miyaji, Fumiaki ;Kokubo, Tadashi ;Takaoka, Gikan H. ;Yamada
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A chemically durable glass containing a large amount of phosphorus is useful for in situ irradiation of cancers. It can be activated to be a beta emitter (half-life of 14.3 days) by neutron bombardment. Microspheres of the activated glass injected into the tumors can irradiate the tumors directly wi