Prostate brachytherapy in Europe: Growth, practice and guidelines

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-2

  Hoskin, P J ^a   Venselaar, J ^b  

^a MOUNT VERNON CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b DR BERNARD VERBEETEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; PALLADIUM 103;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSIMETRY; EDITORIAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EUROPE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; EUROPE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 34047131058     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.02.002     Document Type: Editorial

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