Feasibility of using internal radiation-generating devices in radiotherapy.
The feasibility of using radiation-generating devices located within a tumor mass for radiotherapy applications is investigated. This paper presumes the existence of these devices and develops their requisite characteristics and possible arrangement configurations to permit the selective irradiation of tumors. Calculations are provided for a prototypical proton-generating device.
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D000042:Absorption; D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D017785:Photons; D061766:Proton Therapy; D011522:Protons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011836:Radiation Tolerance; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D018570:Risk Assessment
D011522:Protons