Implementation and assessment of bi-radionuclide seeds for permanent implant prostate brachytherapy
Interstitial brachytherapy using permanent seeds is a common modality for the treatment of early stage prostate cancer. It consists of inserting hundreds of radioactive seeds (size of a grain of rice) in the prostate by means of transperineal needles. In this procedure, dose delivery to healthy surr...
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Online Access: | http://edoc.bib.ucl.ac.be:61/ETD-db/collection/available/FUNDPetd-04102008-183228/ |