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Rapid in vivo localization of a lost brachytherapy seed
Author(s) -
Woolfenden James M.,
Barber H. Bradford,
Oleson James R.,
Wild Walter J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.595528
Subject(s) - brachytherapy , sodium iodide , scintillation , in vivo , detector , nuclear medicine , optics , medical physics , medicine , physics , radiology , biology , radiation therapy , nuclear physics , microbiology and biotechnology
We adapted a small sodium iodide scintillation detector for rapid, in vivo localization of a lost brachytherapy seed. Using the detector, we were able to locate and remove an Ir‐192 seed that was not visible to the unaided eye.