Reduction of pulmonary migration of permanent interstitial sources in patients undergoing prostate brachytherapy

Urology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 119-123

  Stone, Nelson N ^a,b   Stock, Richard G ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; PALLADIUM 103;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 22344435941     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.01.047     Document Type: Article

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