Title :
Radioactive stents for intravascular brachytherapy
Author :
Duggan, Dennis M. ; Coffey, Charles W., II ; Gonzalez, Albin L. ; Janicki, Christian
Author_Institution :
Centre Hospitalier, Montreal Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
The virtues and limitations of radioactive stents for treating restenosis, especially in coronary arteries, are reviewed. Dosimetry methods, both theoretical and experimental, are described. Improvements in stent design are suggested
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; blood vessels; cardiovascular system; dosimetry; radiation therapy; Monte Carlo simulation; coronary arteries; dosimetry methods; intravascular brachytherapy; percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; radioactive stents; restenosis treatment; stent design improvements; Angioplasty; Arteries; Brachytherapy; Cardiology; Clinical trials; Dosimetry; Implants; Isotopes; Standards development; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.898045
