Smart Radiation Therapy Biomaterials

Smart Radiation Therapy Biomaterials

Radiation therapy (RT) is a crucial component of cancer care, used in the treatment of over 50% of cancer patients. Patients undergoing image guided RT or brachytherapy routinely have inert RT biomaterials implanted into their tumors. The single function of these RT biomaterials is to ensure geometr...

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Main Authors: Ngwa, Wilfred (Author), Boateng, Francis (Author), Kumar, Rajiv (Author), Formenti, Silvia (Author), Ngoma, Twalib (Author), Herskind, Carsten (Author), Veldwijk, Marlon R. (Author), Hildenbrand, Georg Lars (Author), Wenz, Frederik (Author), Hesser, Juergen (Author), Irvine, Darrell J (Contributor), Hausmann, Michael Karlheinz (Contributor)
Other Authors: Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV, 2018-09-17T12:58:23Z.
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