Effect of edema on the post-implant dosimetry of an I-125 prostate implant: A case study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 335-339

  Waterman, Frank M ^a,b   Yue, Ning ^a   Reisinger, Susan ^a   Dicker, Adam ^a   Corn, Benjamin W ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

125 Iodine; Brachytherapy; Edema; Prostate

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; EDEMA; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA;

AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; EDEMA; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0030806985     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00114-4     Document Type: Article

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