Abstract:Purpose: Currently a brachytherapy method with 125I received widespread acceptance in the treatment of prostate cancer. However, since 2003, 131Cs radio-implants have been approved for clinical use in the treatment of this type of cancer. To investigate alternative 131Cs receiving channels using electron accelerators and to evaluate the effectiveness of this method for its use in brachytherapy.
Material and methods: To study alternative channels for the 131Cs production using electron accelerators and to… Show more
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