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Intrabronchial brachytherapy using 226-radium source
1Department of Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Diseases, University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
Present work reports on results of manual brachytherapy in lung cancer using intrabronchial catheter and 226-radium source. Expected dosage was 18 Gy at 1 cm from the source. This therapy was combined with external radiotherapy by 60-cobalt till the dosage about 65 Gy. 19 men were treated, the mean survival was 14.3 months. Advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed.