Task force develops new radiation guidelines for brachytherapy
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 06:56
in Health & Medicine
Radiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in every brachytherapy procedure should be carefully analysed using post-implant CT or MRI and uniformly documented in every patient, according to a new guideline co-authored by Yan Yu, Ph.D., director of Medical Physics in the department of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University...
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