Choice of Pd-103 seed activity to minimize adverse effects due to seed misplacement associated with prostate implants

ORAL E. N., Taschereau R., Pouliot J.

22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE-Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society, Illinois, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 23 - 28 Temmuz 2000, cilt.22, ss.2671-2674 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 22
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Illinois
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2671-2674
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: (103)pd, dose coverage, simulations, seed misplacement, seed activity, DOSIMETRY, I-125, BRACHYTHERAPY
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We have found that depending on the seed activity used for the implant, Pd-103 treatment plans have different robustness to seed misplacement, This may be related to the average inter-seed distance, in part determined by the use of a fixed, 5-mm template for planning.