Brachytherapy
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 251-255 , October 2006

Comparative study of dosimetry between high-dose-rate and permanent prostate implant brachytherapies in patients with prostate adenocarcinoma

Received 26 May 2006 ,Revised 10 August 2006 ,Accepted 15 August 2006.

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PII: S1538-4721(06)00243-1

doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2006.08.006

Brachytherapy
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 251-255 , October 2006

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