Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology  1991;9(2):319-324

Remote After Loading HDR Brachytherapy for female Urethral Cancer.

Jeong Gil CHO 1 ; Eun Kyung CHOI ; Hyesook CHANG ; Byong Yong YI ; Kwang Hoon KIM ; Jong Goo LEE

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Keywords

Female urethral cancer; HDR Brachytherapy

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

In our institution, a 76-year-old woman with primary urethral carcinoma was treated with remote afterloading high dose rate (HDR) interstitial brachytherapy using micro selectron Ir-192. In this paper, authors described the technical aspect of remote afterloading HDR interstitial brachytherapy for female urethal cancer.