Journal article
Sequential evaluation of prostate edema after permanent seed prostate brachytherapy using CT-MRI fusion
Abstract
PURPOSE: To analyze the extent and time course of prostate edema and its effect on dosimetry after permanent seed prostate brachytherapy.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: Twenty patients scheduled for permanent seed (125)I prostate brachytherapy agreed to a prospective study on postimplant edema. Implants were preplanned using transrectal ultrasonography. Postimplant dosimetry was calculated using computed tomography-magnetic resonance imaging (CT-MRI) …
Authors
Taussky D; Austen L; Toi A; Yeung I; Williams T; Pearson S; McLean M; Pond G; Crook J
Journal
International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Vol. 62, No. 4, pp. 974–980
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.12.012
ISSN
0360-3016