Potential impact of prostate edema on the dosimetry of permanent seed implants using the new 131Cs (model CS-1) seeds

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 968-975

  Chen, Zhe ^a   Deng, Jun ^a   Roberts, Kenneth ^a   Nath, Ravinder ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesium 131; Implant dosimetry; Interstitial brachytherapy; Prostate edema; Prostate seed implant

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; UROLOGY;

ANALYTIC SOLUTION; HALF LIVES; INTERSTITIAL BRACHYTHERAPY; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PROSTATE EDEMA; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; SEED IMPLANTATION; SEED IMPLANTS;

DOSIMETRY;

CESIUM; CESIUM 131; IODINE 125; PALLADIUM 103; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; EDEMA; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATE EDEMA; PROSTATE SEED IMPLANT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY;

EID: 33645517480     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2179170     Document Type: Article

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