[Use of the device "microselectron" with high-speed delivery of Iridium-192 (192-Ir) in radiotherapy of some neoplastic diseases]

Vopr Onkol. 1997;43(5):519-22.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

An experience of managing inoperable tumors of extrahepatic ducts in patients with medially- and centrally-localized breast tumors, using large doses of 192Ir radiation (10 curie) emitted from a MecroSelectron installation, is presented. The installation has proved instrumental in carrying out intraluminal and intrastitial radiotherapy since it provides access to localizations inaccessible by other means used in such procedures.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iridium Radioisotopes*
  • Radiotherapy / instrumentation*
  • Radiotherapy / methods*
  • Survival Analysis
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Iridium Radioisotopes