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[en] Even ocular tumors are not among the cases with a higher incidence, they affect the population, especially children. The Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research (IPEN-CNEN/SP) in partnership with Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP), created a project to develop and implement a alternative treatment for ophthalmic cancer that use brachytherapy iridium-192 seeds. The project arose by reason of the Escola Paulista treat many cancer cases within the Unified Health System (SUS) and the research experience of sealed radioactive sources group at IPEN. The methodology was developed from the available infrastructure and the experience of researchers. The prototype seed presents with a core (192-iridium alloy of iridium-platinum) of 3.0 mm long sealed by a capsule of titanium of 0.8 mm outside diameter, 0.05 mm wall thickness and 4,5mm long. This work aims to study and develop a seed of iridium-192 from a platinum-iridium alloy. No study on the fabrication of these seeds was found in available literature. It was created a methodology that involved: characterization of the material used in the core, creation of device for neutron activation irradiation and and seed sealing tests. As a result, proved the feasibility of the method. As a suggestion for future work, studies regarding metrology and dosimetry of these sources and improvement of the methodology should be carried out, for future implementation in national scope. (author)
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Estudo e desenvolvimento de uma semente de iridio-192 para aplicacao em cancer oftalmico
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2013; 57 p; Diss. (M.Sc.)
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Miscellaneous
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ALLOYS, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BODY, BRAZILIAN ORGANIZATIONS, CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, DISEASES, ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES, ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, FACE, HEAD, HEAVY NUCLEI, IMPLANTS, INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES, IRIDIUM ISOTOPES, ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES, ISOTOPES, MEDICINE, MICROSCOPY, MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, NUCLEI, ODD-ODD NUCLEI, ORGANS, PLATINUM METAL ALLOYS, RADIATION SOURCES, RADIOISOTOPES, RADIOLOGY, RADIOTHERAPY, SENSE ORGANS, THERAPY, TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS, X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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