Pre- and post-implant dosimetry: an inter-comparison between UK prostate brachytherapy centres.
The consistency and reliability of five prostate brachytherapy centres performing pre- and post-implant dosimetry were evaluated. Ultrasound based pre-planning protocols and techniques were similar although they may be slightly affected by the chosen seed activity. Computerised tomography-based post-implant dosimetry varied because of differing estimations of the prostate volume.
Al-Qaisieh
Bashar
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Medical Physics Department, Cookridge Hospital, Hospital Lane, Leeds LS16 6QB, UK.
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D015588:Observer Variation; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D006113:United Kingdom