High dose rate brachytherapy in the treatment of prostate cancer

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 503-523

  Rodriguez, R R ^a   Demanes, D J ^a   Altieri, G A ^a  

^a California Endocuriether Can Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; IRIDIUM 192; PALLADIUM; RADIOISOTOPE;

BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032802932     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(05)70071-X     Document Type: Article

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