The phylogeny of permanent prostate brachytherapy
| dc.contributor.author | Aronowitz, Jesse N. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rivard, Mark J. | |
| dc.date | 2022-08-11T08:08:30.000 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-23T15:57:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-23T15:57:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-06-28 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2014-05-13 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Aronowitz JN, Rivard MJ. The phylogeny of permanent prostate brachytherapy. J Contemp Brachytherapy. 2013 Jun;5(2):89-92. doi: 10.5114/jcb.2013.35562. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2013.35562">Link to article on publisher's site</a> | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2081-2841 (Linking) | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.5114/jcb.2013.35562 | |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 23878553 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/30164 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Permanent prostate brachytherapy has been practiced for more than a century. This review examines the influence of earlier procedures on the modern transperineal ultrasound-directed technique. A literature review was conducted to examine the origin of current clinical practice. The dimensions of the modern brachytherapy seed, the prescription dose, and implant/teletherapy sequencing are vestigial features, which may be suboptimal in the current era of low-energy photon-emitting radionuclides and computerized dose calculations. Although the modern transperineal permanent prostate implant procedure has proven to be safe and effective, it should undergo continuous re-evaluation and evolution to ensure that its potential is maximized. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.relation | <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=23878553&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a> | |
| dc.rights | Copyright 2013 Termedia. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
| dc.subject | Brachytherapy | |
| dc.subject | history of medicine | |
| dc.subject | prostate cancer | |
| dc.subject | prostatic neoplasms | |
| dc.subject | Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | |
| dc.subject | History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | |
| dc.subject | Neoplasms | |
| dc.subject | Oncology | |
| dc.title | The phylogeny of permanent prostate brachytherapy | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| dc.source.journaltitle | Journal of contemporary brachytherapy | |
| dc.source.volume | 5 | |
| dc.source.issue | 2 | |
| dc.identifier.legacyfulltext | https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1405&context=faculty_pubs&unstamped=1 | |
| dc.identifier.legacycoverpage | https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/406 | |
| dc.identifier.contextkey | 5574388 | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2022-08-23T15:57:18Z | |
| html.description.abstract | <p>Permanent prostate brachytherapy has been practiced for more than a century. This review examines the influence of earlier procedures on the modern transperineal ultrasound-directed technique. A literature review was conducted to examine the origin of current clinical practice. The dimensions of the modern brachytherapy seed, the prescription dose, and implant/teletherapy sequencing are vestigial features, which may be suboptimal in the current era of low-energy photon-emitting radionuclides and computerized dose calculations. Although the modern transperineal permanent prostate implant procedure has proven to be safe and effective, it should undergo continuous re-evaluation and evolution to ensure that its potential is maximized.</p> | |
| dc.identifier.submissionpath | faculty_pubs/406 | |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Radiation Oncology | |
| dc.source.pages | 89-92 |
