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Carotid dosimetry after re-irradiation with (131)Cs permanent implant brachytherapy in recurrent, resected head and neck cancer

PURPOSE: Permanent seed implant cesium-131 ((131)Cs) brachytherapy provides highly localized radiation for patients with recurrent head and neck cancer (HNC), who may be ineligible for external beam radiation therapy due to a high-risk of toxicity. As carotid blowout is a concern in the setting of r...

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Autores principales: Walsh, Amanda, Hubley, Emily, Doyle, Laura, Cognetti, David, Curry, Joseph, Bar-Ad, Voichita, Luginbuhl, Adam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6701389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31447900
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2019.86298