Prostate brachytherapy intraoperative dosimetry using a combination of radiographic seed localization with a C-arm and deformed ultrasound prostate contours

The purpose of the study was to assess the feasibility of performing intraoperative dosimetry for permanent prostate brachytherapy by combining transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) and fluoroscopy/cone beam CT [CBCT] images and accounting for the effect of prostate deformation.

Source: Brachytherapy - July 14, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Maryam Golshan, S. Sara Mahdavi, Golnoosh Samei, Julio Lobo, Tom Pickles, W. James Morris, Mira Keyes, Michael Peacock, Septimiu E. Salcudean, Ingrid Spadinger Source Type: research