"Ytterbium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Yb, atomic number 70, and atomic weight 173. Ytterbium has been used in lasers and as a portable x-ray source.
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D015018
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.558.362.992 D01.552.550.399.992
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ytterbium" by people in Profiles.
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Correction for partial volume averaging in the quantification of radiopaque nanomaterial-embedded resorbable polymers. Biomed Phys Eng Express. 2024 Aug 12; 10(5).
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Direction modulated brachytherapy (DMBT) for treatment of cervical cancer: A planning study with 192 Ir, 60 Co, and 169 Yb HDR sources. Med Phys. 2017 Dec; 44(12):6538-6547.
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Design of an Yb-169 source optimized for gold nanoparticle-aided radiation therapy. Med Phys. 2014 Oct; 41(10):101709.
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Microdosimetric single event spectra of Ytterbium-169 compared with commonly used brachytherapy sources and teletherapy beams. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1992; 23(3):627-32.