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Afterloading

Abstract

The protection of personnel, particularly nurses, looking after patients being treated with small sealed radioactive sources in the form of intracavitary insertions is one of the main outstanding radiation protection problems. Automatic afterloading machines would seem to be an ideal solution as manual afterloading does not protect the staff at greatest risk. High and low dose rate machines each have their own followers. The use of the low dose rate Selectron unit at Glasgow in the treatment of 35 patients mostly with carcinoma of the cervix is discussed. The Selectron unit has presented certain problems but these are gradually being overcome. The patients have accepted the machine fairly well but it is too early to give a meaningful assessment of the results.
Authors:
Watson, E R [1] 
  1. Glasgow Western Infirmary (UK)
Publication Date:
Dec 01, 1981
Product Type:
Conference
Reference Number:
AIX-13-683958; EDB-82-146675
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Radiography; (United Kingdom); Journal Volume: 47:564; Conference: College of Radiographers' annual conference, Aviemore, UK, 4 Jun 1981
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; AFTERLOADING; UROGENITAL SYSTEM DISEASES RADIATION PROTECTION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RECOMMENDATIONS; PATIENTS; RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS; CARCINOMAS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM DISEASES; DISEASES; IMPLANTS; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PERSONNEL; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; THERAPY; 550604* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Therapy- (1980-)
OSTI ID:
5028559
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: RADIA
Submitting Site:
HEDB
Size:
Pages: 290-293
Announcement Date:
Jun 01, 1982

Citation Formats

Watson, E R. Afterloading. United Kingdom: N. p., 1981. Web.
Watson, E R. Afterloading. United Kingdom.
Watson, E R. 1981. "Afterloading." United Kingdom.
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