High-dose rate Iridium-192 brachytherapy combined with external beam radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 572-578

  Kasahara, K ^a   Inoue, K ^a   Karashima, T ^a   Inoue, Y ^a   Kariya, S ^a   Inomata, T ^a   Yoshida, S ^a   Shuin, T ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

High dose rate Iridium 192 brachytherapy; Localized prostate cancer; PSA

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0034903334     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.92.572     Document Type: Article

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