Brachytherapy
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 309-312 , July 2009

Prostate brachytherapy seed embolization to the right renal artery

  • Ba D. Nguyen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA. Tel.: +1-480-301-4707; fax: +1-480-301-4303.
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  • Steven E. Schild

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
    • ,
  • William W. Wong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
    • ,
  • Sujay A. Vora

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

Received 3 September 2008 ,Revised 16 November 2008 ,Accepted 18 November 2008.

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PII: S1538-4721(08)00683-1

doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.11.011

Brachytherapy
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 309-312 , July 2009

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