A study of a pretreatment method to predict the number of I-125 seeds required for prostate brachytherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 304-307

  Al Qaisieh, Bashar ^a   Brearley, Elizabeth ^a   St Clair, Shaun ^a   Flynn, Anthony ^a  

^a United Kingdom   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iodine 125 seed; Nomogram; Prostate brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); IODINE; NOMOGRAMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY;

AIR KERMA STRENGTH (AKS); IODINE SEEDS (I-125); NOMOGRAM; PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY;

DISEASES;

IODINE 125;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IODINE SEED; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION HAZARD; TARGET ORGAN;

ALGORITHMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 33645964279     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.12.030     Document Type: Article

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