Brachytherapy in cancer of the prostate: An historical perspective

Seminars in Surgical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 399-405

  Hilaris, Basil S ^a  

^a OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Brachytherapy; Neoplasm metastasis; Postoperative complications; Prognosis; Prostatic neoplasms; Radioisotopes; Radiotherapy dosage; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ACCURACY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REVIEW;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030729035     PISSN: 87560437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2388(199711/12)13:6<399::AID-SSU3>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Review

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