Brachytherapy
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 4-6 , January 2009

Counterpoint: Cesium-131: Not ready for prime time

  • Wayne M. Butler

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Schiffler Cancer Center, Wheeling Hospital, 1 Medical Park, Wheeling, WV 26003-6300, USA. Tel.: +1-304-243-3490; fax: +1-304-243-5047.

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PII: S1538-4721(08)00657-0

doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.11.003

Brachytherapy
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 4-6 , January 2009

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