Cancer

New findings from University of Pittsburgh, Medical Department in the area of cancer described

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 17th, 2009

"The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between real-time intra-operative ultrasound-based dosimetry (USD) and day 0 post-implant CT dosimetry (CTD) Cs-131 permanent prostate brachytherapy. Fifty-two consecutive patients who underwent prostate brachytherapy with Cs-131 were evaluated," scientists in the United States report.

"Real time operating room planning was performed using VariSeed 7.1 software. Post-needle placement prostate volume was used for real-time planning. Targets for dosimetry were D-90 >110%, V-100 >90%, V-150 <50%, and V-200 <20%. The CT scan for post-operative dosimetry was obtained on day 0. The mean values for USD,...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-02-17)

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