Biodegradable radioactive implants for g
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W. Assmann; M. Schubert; A. Held; A. Pichler; A. Chill; S. Kiermaier; K. SchlΓΆss
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Article
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2007
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A biodegradable, b-emitting implant has been developed and successfully tested which prevents fresh intraocular pressure increase after glaucoma filtering surgery. Ion implantation has been used to load the polymeric implants with the b-emitter 32 P. The influence of ion implantation and gamma steri