Dosimetric characteristics and a standard for the ¹⁹⁸Au seed used in interstitial brachytherapy /

Cancer of the prostate can be treated in different ways. One of them, brachytherapy, is an internal irradiation method consisting of the placement of radioactive sources, called seeds, into the tumor. This work deals with the dosimetry of the ¹⁹⁸Au interstitial brachytherapy source. In order to...

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Main Author:	Dauffy, Lucile S., 1972-
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 2003.
Subjects:	Major nuclear engineering.
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