Abstract
Brachytherapy - radiation delivered close to or within a tumor - had its origins at the beginning of this century. Its use in prostate cancer was delayed first by the view that this was a relatively radioresistant cancer and then by clinical experience showing high failure and morbidity rates. More recently, technological innovations such as ultrasonography and computer-based treatment planning have made prostate brachytherapy a reasonable treatment option for many patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 315-318 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Endourology |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Urology