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Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
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1/2009
vol. 1
 
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Boost in radiotherapy: external beam sunset, brachytherapy sunrise

Bogusław Maciejewski

J Contemp Brachyther 2009; 1, 1: 5-10
Online publish date: 2009/03/23
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Radiobiological limitations for dose escalation in external radiotherapy are presented. Biological and clinical concept of brachytherapy boost to increase treatment efficacy is discussed, and different methods are compared. Oncentra Prostate 3D conformal real-time ultrasound-guided brachytherapy is presented as a solution for boost or sole therapy.
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brachytherapy, radiobiological rationale, boost techniques

  
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