A permanent breast seed implant as partial breast radiation therapy for early-stage patients: A comparison of palladium-103 and iodine-125 isotopes based on radiation safety considerations

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 358-365

  Keller, Brian ^a   Sankreacha, Raxa ^a   Rakovitch, Eileen ^a   O'Brien, Peter ^a   Pignol, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Breast neoplasms; Partial breast irradiation; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; IODINE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PALLADIUM; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

BREAST RADIATION THERAPY; BREAST SEED IMPLANTS; EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER; EXPOSURE RATE;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

IODINE 125; PALLADIUM 103;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; EARLY CANCER; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; SAFETY;

ALGORITHMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLADIUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SPOUSES;

EID: 18944395386     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.10.014     Document Type: Article

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