Placement of an absorbable rectal hydrogel spacer in patients undergoing low-dose-rate brachytherapy with palladium-103

We present our findings with placing a rectal hydrogel spacer in patients following LDR brachytherapy, and we further assess the impact of this placement on dosimetry and acute rectal toxicity.

Source: Brachytherapy - December 11, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Amandeep S. Taggar, Tomer Charas, Gil'ad N. Cohen, Keeratikarn Boonyawan, Marisa Kollmeier, Sean McBride, Nitin Mathur, Antonio L. Damato, Michael J. Zelefsky Source Type: research