| Autor: |
Dawes, P. J. D. K., Gaffney, C. C., Jewers, D., Deans, E. M. |
| Zdroj: |
The British Journal of Radiology; November 1988, Vol. 61 Issue: 731 p1067-1069, 3p |
| Abstrakt: |
Implantation of carcinomas of the tongue with radium 226 or its substitutes is a highly successful method of treatment (Paterson, 1963). The commonly used techniques have two disadvantages: first, they are not truly afterloading, and secondly, none of them is easily applied to tumours of the base of tongue. The loop technique described by Henschke et al (1963) is difficult to use in this area mainly because of the problems associated with afterloading the radioactive wire. A non-looping technique for interstitial implants of the base of tongue has been described by Vikram and Hilaris (1981), which is dependent on the fact that polyethylene softens when soaked in saline solution and can be punctured by fine needles to secure the “crossing” catheter with fine silk. However, this method is not satisfactory with the nylon tubes commonly used in the UK. The technique described below is simple and can easily be adapted for use with remote afterloading machines, using either iridium 192 or caesium 137. |
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