Interstitial Ir-192 implants of the oral cavity: The planning and construction of volume implants

The success of radioactive implant therapy for head and neck carcinomas depends critically on careful planning and execution of the implant procedure. In this paper we discuss our experience with oral tongue and floor of mouth implants, and some innovations introduced to facilitate these procedures....

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics biology, physics, 1991-05, Vol.20 (5), p.1079-1085
Hauptverfasser:	Schmidt-Ullrich, R., Zwicker, R.D., Wu, A., Kelly, Kathleen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	550603 - Medicine- External Radiation in Therapy- (1980-) BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES Biological and medical sciences Brachytherapy Brachytherapy - methods CARCINOMAS DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES Head and neck cancer HEAVY NUCLEI Humans IMPLANTS INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES Interstitial implants Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) IRIDIUM 192 IRIDIUM ISOTOPES Iridium Radioisotopes - therapeutic use ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES Medical sciences MEDICINE Mouth Floor Mouth Neoplasms - radiotherapy NEOPLASMS NUCLEAR MEDICINE NUCLEI ORAL CAVITY PLANNING RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS RADIATION SOURCES RADIOISOTOPES RADIOLOGY RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE RADIOTHERAPY Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted THERAPY Tongue Neoplasms - radiotherapy
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