Re: Planning a Seed Implant Following a TURP

[Chris Alston <alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu>]

>From: Trevor Fitzgerald <TFitz01@AOL.COM>
>
>Hi Carter
>
>We've done a few of these, rapid strand works best as the turp defect can
be quite large and it is easy to loose free seeds into the bladder for
needles near the defect. If using free seeds you may need a lot of 'special
loads' to build up a good dose distribution.
>
>Trevor Fitzgerald, MSc, DABR
>Wenatchee Valley Clinic
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