Permanent prostate brachytherapy: a century of technical evolution
Permanent prostate brachytherapy: a century of technical evolution
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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: To summarise the practical aspects of the development of techniques of interstitial permanent prostate brachytherapy (PPB) implantation. Prostate brachytherapy dates back to Pasteau's publication in 1913 describing the insertion of a radium capsule into the prostatic urethra to treat carcinoma of the prostate. Various implantation meth...
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Permanent prostate brachytherapy: a century of technical evolution
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1365-7852
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1476-5608
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10.1038/sj.pcan.4500873
