[Fractionated afterloading irradiation as a new procedure for treating inoperable brain tumors].
A method is shown for fractionated afterloading therapy of inoperable cerebral tumors. A 3 mm thick, tube-form applicator of noble metal which is closed at the front side is implanted into the tumor by a stereotaxic technique and firmly screwed together with the osseous calotte. It remains there up to two weeks, giving full mobility to the patient. The afterloading therapy with a moving iridium source is performed one or two times per day with individual doses of 2 Gray. Thus, the chronological and--to a certain extent--also the spatial dose distribution is variable when applying this method.
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007495:Iridium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011868:Radioisotopes; D007495:Iridium
Fraktionierte Afterloading-Bestrahlung als neues Verfahren zur Therapie inoperabler Hirntumoren.