A survey of current clinical practice of permanent prostate brachytherapy in the United States

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 461-465

  Prestidge, Bradley R ^a   Prete, James J ^a   Buchholz, Thomas A ^a   Friedland, Jay L ^b   Stock, Richard G ^b   Grimm, Peter D ^b   Bice, William S ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Prostate brachytherapy; Survey

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPETENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOISOTOPES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032518601     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00715-3     Document Type: Article

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