Brachytherapy, the direct application of a radioactive isotope into the tumor bed, delivers a high dose to the tumor as compared to the surrounding normal tissue. Interstitial brachytherapy, the placement of the isotope into a tumor bed where no lumen exists, has been described but is utilized infre
Aspects of lung cancer in Jamaica
โ Scribed by G. Bras; W. F. Whimster; A. L. Patrick; M. Woo-Ming
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1972
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 470 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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