Treatment of brain tumors with iridium-192 seeds.
Interstitial radiation therapy of brain tumors requires positioning of the radioactive sources with good precision in order to achieve a sufficient dose in the tumor without too much damage to surrounding tissues. A method for application of 192Ir seeds in brain tumors is described and preliminary results in seven patients reported. The method, which uses CT-guided stereotactic localization and computerized dose planning, is at present fairly complicated. The preliminary results are promising and no serious complications have so far been observed.
Kaneko
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Department of Radiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Noguchi
M
M
Kogure
T
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Aoyagi
T
T
Terao
H
H
Seki
T
T
Ogasawara
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A
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007496:Iridium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D007496:Iridium Radioisotopes