Carcinoma of the prostate. Its treatment by a combination of radioactive gold-grain implant and external irradiation.
Out of 67 patients treated with radiotherapy from 1967 to August 1972, a small group of 17 patients were treated by a combination of radioactive gold grain implant plus external Cobalt-60 teletherapy. The average dose from the implant was 4000 rads, which was supplemented with external irradiation to a total dose of 8000 rads TD. Because of the small number of patients and the short follow-up, no definite conclusions can be drawn at this time. The technique used permits the delivery of a higher total tumor dose of about 8000 rads with relatively low complication rate.
D006050:Gold Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy
D006050:Gold Radioisotopes