[Equipment for rapid and reliable perineal implantation of I-125 seeds in prostatic cancer with reduced radiation exposure].
The aim of an implantation of iodine seeds into the prostate controlled by ultrasound is reached by means of the equipment presented in this paper. The method, allowing to implant the seeds according to the therapy plan, has been developed above all in order to reduce the radiation exposure to the physicist, the radiotherapist and the surgeon.
Bruggmoser
G
G
Abteilung Röntgen- und Strahlentherapie des Klinikums der Universität Freiburg i. Br.
Nanko
N
N
Hempel
M
M
Heitz
R
R
Wannenmacher
M
M
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes
Vorrichtung zur schnellen, sicheren und strahlenbelastungsreduzierten perinealen Implantation von J-125-Seeds beim Prostatakarzinom.