title: A teaching booklet for patients receiving high dose rate brachytherapy.
abstract: A teaching booklet developed for patients with lung cancer who were about to receive high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy is described and presented. The booklet was developed by nurses assigned to a radiation oncology center and details the procedure using text and photographs.
authors.affiliation: Parkview Regional Oncology Center, Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Buck
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013664:Teaching Materials