Published October 2010 | Version v1
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Exclusive curietherapy by permanent iodine-125 implants: selection of patients and results after eight years

Creators

  • 1. Centre Alexis Vautrin, 54 - Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy (France)
  • 2. Cabinet prive d'urologie, 54 - Nancy (France)
  • 3. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brabois, 54 - Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy (France)

Description

The authors report a retrospective study which assesses the results obtained over eight years and the toxicity of an exclusive curietherapy by permanent iodine-125 implants performed at the Nancy centre of struggle against cancer. More than five hundred patients have been treated between December 1999 and December 2007, a first group comprising patients suffering from a low risk cancer and a second group suffering from a medium risk cancer. The authors discuss the survival rates, the existence of side effects, and rectal toxicity results. Short communication

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Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Curietherapie exclusive par implants permanents d'iode-125: selection des patients et resultats a huit ans

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.canrad.2010.07.433;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Cancer Radiotherapie
Journal Volume
14
Journal Issue
no.6-7
Journal Page Range
p. 584-585
ISSN
1278-3218
CODEN
CARAFC

Conference

Title
21. national congress of the French society of oncological radiotherapy
Original Conference Title
21. Congres national de la Societe Francaise de Radiotherapie Oncologique (SFRO)
Dates
6-8 Oct 2010
Place
Paris (France)

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
42108096
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; IODINE 125; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS; RADIOTHERAPY; SIDE EFFECTS; SURVIVAL CURVES; TOXICITY
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVALUATION; IMPLANTS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; TESTING; THERAPY