Treatment plan dosimetric impact after catheter stretch during multi-catheter interstitial breast brachytherapy

Purpose: Nylon 6/6 interstitial brachytherapy catheters may stretch when exposed to moisture, mechanical tension, and body temperature. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the magnitude of catheter stretch during a course of multi-catheter interstitial breast brachytherapy for nylon 6/6 treat...

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Main Authors: Eeva Boman, Dean Paterson, Junou Huang, Shelley Pearson, Carol Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
Subjects:
HDR
Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Treatment-plan-dosimetric-impact-after-catheter-stretch-during-multi-catheter-interstitial-breast-brachytherapy,54,30881,1,1.html