title: Experience of radioactive needle implants in the Institute of Radiotherapy Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
abstract: This retrospective study of radioactive needle implants at the Institute of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Kuala Lumpur Hospital serves as an audit of our practice as well as a demonstration of the usefulness of this technique of brachytherapy. A variety of tumour sites were implanted, of which over two-thirds involved the tongue and buccal mucosa. Although most of the implants were carried out with radical intent, one-tenth of these implants were performed for palliation. Radiotherapy techniques employed are described. The crude survival ranged from 1 month to 109 months while the disease free interval ranged from 0 months to 102 months.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Azhar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001918:Brachytherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies