Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014 Jul 15;89(4):907-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.04.010.
The modern prostate brachytherapy procedure is characterized by ultrasound guidance, template assistance, and a return to a "closed" transperineal approach. This review traces the introduction and evolution of these elements and charts the development of the procedure from the ashes of previous, failed efforts.
现代前列腺近距离治疗程序的特点是超声引导、模板辅助以及回归到“封闭”经会阴入路。本文回顾了这些要素的引入和演变,并追溯了该程序从先前失败尝试的灰烬中发展而来的历程。