Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson -- How does post-implant edema impact on the urethral does in prostate brachytherapy?

HOW DOES POST-IMPLANT EDEMA IMPACT ON THE URETHRAL DOSE IN PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY?
M. Saiful Huq, Frank M. Waterman, and Adam P. Dicker
Supported in part by P30 CA 56036-03 (NCI)

Department of Radiation Oncology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Purpose:
To characterize the effect of prostate edema on the determination of the dose delivered to the urethra following implantation of I-125 or Pd-103 seeds into the prostate.

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