Prostate brachytherapy with iodine-125 seeds: Radiation protection issues

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Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 335-338

  Anglesio, Silvia ^a,b   Calamia, Elisa ^a   Fiandra, Christian ^a   Giglioli, Francesca Romana ^a   Ragona, Riccardo ^a   Ricardi, Umberto ^a   Ropolo, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

125I seeds; Permanent prostate brachytherapy; Radiation safety

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; LEAD;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; GLOVE; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 26444505916     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160509100410     Document Type: Article

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