CPB Ljubljana 2018 course book

Drawbacks of classical interstitial techniques CLASSICAL INTERSTITIAL TECHNIQUES DRAWBACKS Accurate freehand implantation is difficult - operator-depedent -positioning often inaccurate -loss of parallelism -not reproducible Perineal templates (Syed, MUPIT, others) - high number of needles used - long distances between template and target (loss of parallelism, inaccurate positioning) - impediment for general acceptance: considerable risk of serious acute/late complications 15

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