Application of polarised X-ray for the in vivo measurements of platinum in the head and neck and the kidney of cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy drugs

A non-invasive <i>in vivo</i> method of measuring platinum concentration in the kidneys of patients receiving chemotherapy has been developed and optimized. The method is based on polarising the x-ray beam from an orthovoltage radiotherapy treatment unit, the Pantak DXT-300, and using th...

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Main Author: Kadhim, R. A. G.
Published: Swansea University 2003
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.637746