Simplified interstitial therapy technique ("Vicryl" 125I) for unresectable lung cancer.
A simple technique of permanent radioactive implantation, originally developed for the increasing number of unresectable lung tumors, utilizes absorbable polyglactin sutures ("Vicryl") containing low intensity, long half-life 125I seeds.
D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes