International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 4 , Pages 1240-1247 , 15 July 2010

Stability, Visibility, and Histologic Analysis of a New Implanted Fiducial for Use as a Kilovoltage Radiographic or Radioactive Marker for Patient Positioning and Monitoring in Radiotherapy

Presented in part at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, July 27–31, 2008, Houston, TX.

  • David Neustadter, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Navotek Medical Ltd., Yokneam, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: David Neustadter, P.O.B. 201, Yokneam 20692, Israel. Tel: (+972) 72-270-9020; Fax: (+972) 72-270-9021
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  • Michal Tune, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Navotek Medical Ltd., Yokneam, Israel
    • ,
  • Asaph Zaretsky, D.V.M.

      Affiliations

    • Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
    • ,
  • Rona Shofti, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
    • ,
  • Arnon Kushnir, D.V.M.
    • ,
  • Tami Harel, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Navotek Medical Ltd., Yokneam, Israel
    • ,
  • Dafna Carmi-Yinon, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Navotek Medical Ltd., Yokneam, Israel
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  • Ben Corn, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

Received 15 June 2009 ,Revised 24 September 2009 ,Accepted 24 September 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: D.N. and B.C. are shareholders in Navotek Medical Ltd. D.N., B.C., T.H., and D.C.-Y. are employees of Navotek Medical Ltd.

PII: S0360-3016(09)03335-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.09.056

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 4 , Pages 1240-1247 , 15 July 2010

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