After-Loading Transperineal Iridium-192 Wire Implantation of the Prostate
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 131 (2) , 527-528
- https://doi.org/10.1148/131.2.527
Abstract
Aided by suprapubic surgical access, after-loading transperineal 192Ir wire implantations were done for prostatic cancer in 16 patients, with major complications in 3. Personnel exposure is reduced, and, more especially, precision and flexibility of dose control and source geometry are improved. The technique is thought to render permanent implantation with grains or seeds obsolete.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: