Use of the Curietron at The London Hospital.
The Curietron is a remotely controlled afterloading machine for gynaecological low dose rate intracavitary radiotherapy. The Curietron and its installation are described together with specially designed applicators intended to produce a source geometry similar to the Manchester configuration. Some of the practical problems met are discussed. The principal value of the Curietron lies in the marked reduction of radiation exposure to all staff concerned.
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*