Pelvic mass: CT-guided interstitial catheter implantation with high-dose-rate remote afterloader
| Autor: | O M Salazar, P C Griffin, W W Sewchand, A M Levine, P Hughes, P A Amin |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Pelvic mass Brachytherapy Bone Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma Ilium Medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiation treatment planning Aged business.industry Radiotherapy Dosage Iridium Radioisotopes Surgery Radiation therapy Catheter Neoplasms Unknown Primary Female Tomography Dose rate Nuclear medicine business Catheter placement Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 191(2) |
| ISSN: | 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | A technique is presented for computed tomography (CT)-guided interstitial catheter placement and treatment planning for high-dose-rate brachytherapy. In a 66-year-old woman with adenocarcinoma of unknown origin that had metastasized to the right ilium, interstitial brachytherapy catheters were placed by means of CT guidance. With use of a treatment planning system with dose optimization, an excellent dose distribution was obtained with minimal dose being delivered to the surrounding critical tissues. For selected patients, this procedure can provide effective and safe local treatment for solid tumors. |
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