Vente, M.A.D. (author), Nijsen, J.F.W. (author), De Roos, R. (author), Van Steenbergen, M.J. (author), Kaaijk, C.N.J. (author), Koster-Ammerlaan, M.J.J. (author), De Leege, P.F.A. (author), Hennink, W.E. (author), Van het Schip, A.D. (author), Krijger, G.C. (author) Poly(L-lactic acid) microspheres loaded with holmium-166 acetylacetonate (166Ho-PLLA-MS) are a novel microdevice for intra-arterial radioembolization in patients with unresectable liver malignancies. The neutron activation in a nuclear reactor, in particular the gamma heating, damages the 166Ho-PLLA-MS. The degree of damage is dependent on the...
journal article 2009
