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Californium-252 Fission Neutron Radiation

Known as: Cf-252 
Californium-252 is a neutron emitter with a high specific activity. It is used most often in brachytherapy for cancer patients.
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2013
2013
Testing a Commercial MRAM Under Neutron and Alpha Radiation in Dynamic Mode
Academic and industrial research interest in terrestrial radiation effects of electronic devices has expanded over the last years… (More)
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2012
2012
Progress in Californium-252 Neutron Brachytherapy
The potential of using Cf-252 to treat cancer patients was first described by Shlea and Stoddard in 1965 as a source of neutrons… (More)
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2011
2011
Californium-252 brachytherapy combined with external-beam radiotherapy for cervical cancer: long-term treatment results.
PURPOSE To observe, by retrospective analysis, the curative effects and complications due to californium-252 (252Cf) neutron… (More)
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2011
2011
Neutron-gamma discrimination in a Ce:LiCaAlF6 scintillator based on pulse shape discrimination using digital signal processing
Neutron detection techniques play an important role in various fields. As one of the promising candidates of neutron detectors… (More)
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2006
2006
Proteomics today: Protein assessment and biomarkers using mass spectrometry, 2D electrophoresis, and microarray technology : Mahmoud Hamdan and Pier Giorgio Righetti, authors. Wiley-Interscience…
For approximately one decade the term “proteomics” has represented an area of research that has seen a vast expansion of ideas on… (More)
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1995
1995
Effect of biochanin-a or testosterone on liver-tumors induced by a combined treatment of den and fission neutron in bcf1 mice.
To determine the biological effect of biochanin A, miso or NaCl and sexual influence of testosterone on liver tumor induction… (More)
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1990
1990
Growth inhibition by vaccinia virus growth factor.
Vaccinia virus growth factor (VGF), a highly glycosylated 77-residue epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like polypeptide encoded in… (More)
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1989
1989
Teratogenic effect of fission neutron and tritium water on rat embryo.
The method employed was to give a single whole body exposure of Cf-252 at various doses to pregnant rats on day 8 or 9 of… (More)
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1985
1985
Use of CF-252 to Determine Parameters for SEU Rate Calculation
A Cf-252 irradiation facility for single event testing of microcircuits has been developed. Testing techniques have been refined… (More)
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1982
1982
Biological effects of Cf-252 neutrons at low dose rates.
The EMT6 tumour of the Balb/c mouse and the LSA ascites lymphoma of the C57BL/YM mouse have been used to study the effects of Cf… (More)
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