Brachytherapy radiation doses to the neurovascular bundles

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1301-1307

  Dibiase, Steven J ^a   Wallner, Kent ^b,c   Tralins, Kevin ^c   Sutlief, Steven ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Radiation Oncology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurovascular bundles; Potency; Prostate brachytherapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; PALLADIUM; PALLADIUM 103; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPOTENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; PHYSICS; PLATINUM; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOISOTOPES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034653304     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00551-9     Document Type: Article

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