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Design of a cap for radioshielding during treatment with interstitial125I brain implants

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A practical radiation shielding cap has been constructed for use during125I brain implants. The cap is comfortable enough to be worn continuously during a 6-day implant and provides complete shielding from the implanted radioactive sources.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 64, 77030, Houston, TX, USA

    Raymond Sawaya

  2. Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, The Barrett Cancer Center, 234 Goodman Street, 45267-0757, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    John C. Breneman

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Sawaya, R., Breneman, J.C. Design of a cap for radioshielding during treatment with interstitial125I brain implants. J Neuro-Oncol 16, 233–234 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01057039

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