plastic surgeons, heart surgery, prostate cancer, radioactive seeds. Even the finesse of the doctors that don't actually do seed placement, but calculate the dosing of the radiation. There's…there's an art to it. Some people just instinctively know what to do and have few complications...
The use of radioactive seeds (i.e., brachytherapy) to provide radiation therapy is one of the three recommended treatment options for localized carcinoma of the prostate. This technique places the radioactive source in close proximity to the malignancy and provides a predictable dose of radiation ...
Solitary Rectal Ulcer with Anal "Seeds" Discharge after Transperineal Interstitial Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: A case report with review of the literature Brachytherapy was employed as curative treatment modality for localized prostate cancer early in the 20 th century. Transperineal implantation of...
A doctor or clinician implants radioactive (iodine-125 or palladium-103) seeds into the prostate gland using anultrasoundfor guidance. The number of seeds and where they are placed is determined by a computer-generated treatment plan tailored for each patient. Anywhere from 40 to 100 seeds are ...
On T2W imaging, the brachytherapy seeds appear as small, hypointense, ellipsoid structures scattered throughout the prostate. The seeds gradually migrate peripherally within the gland as it shrinks in size. Following brachytherapy, the most common site of recurrence is at the location of the ...
Reports on the use of radioactive seeds in treating prostate cancer called brachytherapy. First use of the procedure in 1911; Development of the procedure in the 1970s; Radioisotopes used as seeds; Theory behind the procedure; Studies on the topic; Best candidates for radiation implants; Protocol...
(usually titanium) are injected into cancer tissue within a person’s body. It is most commonly used for instances of prostate cancer, but can be used for other types of cancers as well. These “seeds” are usually smaller than a grain of rice. When injected into the tissue, they ...
An instrument for implanting radioactive and/or thermal seeds in body tissue for radiation and/or heat therapy comprises a tubular hypodermic needle barrel affixed to a pistol-grip shaped handle incorporates a reciprocally movable push r... MA Rydell - EP 被引量: 105发表: 1999年 CT guided rad...
(usually titanium) are injected into cancer tissue within a person’s body. It is most commonly used for instances of prostate cancer, but can be used for other types of cancers as well. These “seeds” are usually smaller than a grain of rice. When injected into the tissue, they ...
Methods A total of 12 patients with prostate cancer underwent transperineal ultrasound guided 125 iodine seeds prostate implantation. 目的探讨前列腺125I放射粒子植入内放疗在前列腺癌治疗中的意义。补充资料:重粒子放射性(heavy-particle radioactivity) 分子式:CAS号:性质:又称重粒子放射性(heavy-particle radioac...