Brachytherapy
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 14-18 , January 2009

A dosimetric comparison of MammoSite® and ClearPath high-dose-rate breast brachytherapy devices

  • Adam Dickler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Adam Dickler, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Little Company of Mary Hospital, 2800 West 95th Street, Evergreen Park, IL 60805, USA. Tel.: +1-708-229-5560; fax: +1-708-229-5378.
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  • Neil Seif

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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  • Michael C. Kirk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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  • Mita B. Patel

      Affiliations

    • Rush University Medical College, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Damian Bernard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Alan Coon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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  • Kambiz Dowlatshahi

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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  • Rupak K. Das

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. WI
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  • Rakesh R. Patel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. WI

Received 8 February 2008 ,Revised 30 July 2008 ,Accepted 31 July 2008.

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 Research presented as a poster discussion presentation at the 48th Annual ASTRO meeting.

 Drs. Dickler and Patel are members of the scientific advisory board of North American Scientific, Inc.

PII: S1538-4721(08)00603-X

doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.07.006

Brachytherapy
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 14-18 , January 2009

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