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.
Watson, E R
[1]
- Glasgow Western Infirmary (UK)
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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title = {Afterloading}
author = {Watson, E R}
abstractNote = {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.}
journal = []
volume = {47:564}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1981}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {Afterloading}
author = {Watson, E R}
abstractNote = {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.}
journal = []
volume = {47:564}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1981}
month = {Dec}
}