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In many institutions interstitial brachytherapy was abandoned for several years due to the radiation hazard associated with it. There is now a renascence of this mode of treatment with the introduction of remote controlled afterloading machines and the development of miniaturized sources.
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Rotte, K., Baier, K. (1991). Interstitial Boost Irradiation Technique and Dosage. In: Sauer, R. (eds) Interventional Radiation Therapy. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84163-7_23
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