Combined gold seed implantation and external radio- therapy for stage B2 or C prostate cancer. J Urol 1988;139: 989 -994.Carey PO, Lippert MC, Constable WC et al. Combined gold seed implantation and external radiotherapy for stage B2 or C prostate cancer. J Urol 1988; 139: 989...
Two doctors tried the interstitial insertion of gold-198 into the prostate gland in conjunction with EBRT. Another center used Iodine –125 seeds to irradiate the prostate through an incision. Unfortunately, the success of these techniques was poor due to the inability to see the prostate gland ...
Given its superiority for tissue visualization, MRI may have important roles in dosimetric assessments of brachytherapy, both during treatment planning and after seed implantation [15], [16], [17]. For HDR prostate brachytherapy, TRUS is also recognized as the gold standard for guiding the ...
Purpose This study aims to report the complication rate from the transrectal ultrasound-guided implantation of gold seed markers in prostate radiotherapy, as well as describing the technique used. Materials and methods Between May 2010 and December 2012, 169 patients with localized prostate cancer had...
Ron Alterovitz,Jean Pouliot,Richard Taschereau,I-Chow Joe Hsu,Ken Goldberg.Simulating Needle Insertion and Radioactive Seed Implantation for Prostate Brachytherapy.Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 11. 2003Alterovitz, R., Pouliot, J., Taschereau, R., Hsu, I.-C. and Gold- berg, K. (2003c)....
Conclusion: The use of both TP and TR techniques for placing gold seed fiducial markers has proven to be an effective, safe, and well-tolerated method for image-guided radiation therapy in prostate cancer patients. A significant benefit of the TP technique is its ability to avoid rect...
Publication » The Incidence of Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Patients Undergoing Gold Seed Insertion for Image-guided Prostate Radiotherapy.doi:10.1016/j.clon.2014.04.019Tree, A.Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom;Siu, B....
Daily electronic portal imaging of implanted gold seed fiducials in patients undergoing radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 2007, 67, 610–619. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Xie, Y.; Djajaputra, D.; King, C.R.; Hossain, S.; Ma, L.; Xing, L...
Some factors that contribute to prostate deformation are unavoidable, such as swelling of the prostate due to catheter insertion during a brachytherapy implant procedure. Prostate motion can also be caused by surrounding organ movement, such as rectal distension due to flatulence or introduction of an...