Efficacy of prostate stabilizing techniques during brachytherapy procedure

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 563-566

  Sherman, J ^a   Podder, T K ^a   Misic, V ^a   Fu, L ^a   Fuller, D ^a   Winey, B ^a   Messing, E M ^a   Rubens, D J ^a   Strang, J G ^a   Brasacchio, R ^a   Yu, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROSTHETICS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRIC PLANNING; PERMANENT SEED IMPLANTATION (PSI);

DISEASE CONTROL;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; MOTION; NEEDLE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; MICROMANIPULATION; MOTION; NEEDLES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 34047111364     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259930     Document Type: Conference Paper

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