The history of interstitial brachytherap
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Hans Henrik Holm
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The history of interstitial brachytherapy of the prostate began in 1917 when Barringer inserted radium needles transperineally into the prostate, guided by a finger in the rectum. In 1952, Flocks et al. injected radioactive gold solution in prostatic cancer during open operation. In 1972, Whitmore e