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Cost in perspective: direct assessment of American market acceptability of Co-60 in gynecologic high-dose-rate brachytherapy and contrast with experience abroad

PURPOSE: While Ir-192 remains the mainstay isotope for gynecologic high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy in the U.S., Co-60 is used abroad. Co-60 has a longer half-life than Ir-192, which may lead to long-term cost savings; however, its higher energy requires greater shielding. This study analyzes Co-6...

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Autores principales: Mailhot Vega, Raymond B., Barbee, David, Talcott, Wesley, Duckworth, Tamara, Shah, Bhartesh A., Ishaq, Omar F., Small, Christina, Yeung, Anamaria R., Perez, Carmen A., Schiff, Peter B., Ginsburg, Ophira, Small, William, Abdel-Wahab, May, Bardales, Gustavo Sarria, Harkenrider, Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6335552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30662472
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2018.79928