Dosimetric effects of needle divergence in prostate seed implant using and radioactive seeds
Nath S, Chen Z, Yue N, Trumpore S, Peschel R. Dosimetric effects of needle divergence in prostate seed implant using and radioactive seeds. Medical Physics 2000, 27: 1058-1066. PMID: 10841410, DOI: 10.1118/1.598971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum target doseIodine-125 implantsTarget doseDose coverageTumor biological effective doseTarget dose coverageBiological effective doseBase of prostateRadioactive seedsProstate seed implantsProstate seedPalladium-103Target volumeEffective doseDosimetric qualityDosePatient implantsDosimetric effectsSeed implantsProstateImplantsMagnitude of degradationActual implantationNeedle orientationActual configuration