"Iridium Radioisotopes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Unstable isotopes of iridium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Ir atoms with atomic weights 182-190, 192, and 194-198 are radioactive iridium isotopes.
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D007496
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.496.749.500
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iridium Radioisotopes" by people in Profiles.
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A dosimetric comparison of Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy and iridium-192 high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the treatment of endometrial cancer. Brachytherapy. 2008 Oct-Dec; 7(4):351-4.
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Case report and dosimetric analysis of an axillary recurrence after partial breast irradiation with mammosite catheter. Med Dosim. 2008; 33(3):222-5.
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A dosimetric comparison of MammoSite high-dose-rate brachytherapy and Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2007 Apr-Jun; 6(2):164-8.
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Surface optimization technique for MammoSite breast brachytherapy applicator. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Jun 01; 62(2):366-72.