In vivo detection of an 125I seed located in the intracardiac region after prostate permanent brachytherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 888-891

  Blair, Henry F ^a   Porter, Arthur ^a   Chen, Qin Sheng ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Prostate cancer; Pulmonary seed embolization; Seed located in the heart; Seed migration

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; SCINTILLATION; TUMORS;

RADIOACTIVITY SURVEY; SEED MIGRATION;

ONCOLOGY;

IODINE 125; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; EMBOLISM; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; RISK; SCINTILLATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; AGED; CASE REPORT; FOREIGN BODY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING;

AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; FOREIGN BODIES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 1242270615     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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