title: Radiological response of ceramic and polymeric devices for breast brachytherapy.
abstract: In the present study, the radiological visibility of ceramic and polymeric devices implanted in breast phantom was investigated for future applications in brachytherapy. The main goal was to determine the radiological viability of ceramic and polymeric devices in vitro by performing simple radiological diagnostic methods such as conventional X-ray analysis and mammography due to its easy access to the population. The radiological response of ceramic and polymeric devices implanted in breast phantom was determined using conventional X-ray, mammography and CT analysis.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Propedêutica Complementar, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha 31270901, BH/MG, Brazil. lucibn19@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Luciana Batista
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: Tarcisio Passos Ribeiro
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: de Campos
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001940:Breast; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002516:Ceramics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008422:Materials Testing; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011108:Polymers; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers