Risk factors for rectal bleeding associated with I-125 brachytherapy for prostate cancer

Risk factors for rectal bleeding associated with I-125 brachytherapy for prostate cancer

The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors for rectal bleeding after prostate brachytherapy. Between April 2005 and September 2009, 89 patients with T1c-2cN0M0 prostate cancer were treated with permanent I-125 seed implantation alone. The prostate prescription dose was 145 Gy, and t...

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Main Authors: Harada, Kosaku, Ishikawa, Hitoshi, Saito, Yoshitaka, Nakamoto, Soken, Kawamura, Hidemasa, Wakatsuki, Masaru, Etsunaga, Toru, Takezawa, Yutaka, Kobayashi, Mikio, Nakano, Takashi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3483856/

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