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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Meyer, Alexa R.
• Dharmaraj, Divya
• Harb, Rana
• Pavlovich, Christian P.
• Allaf, Mohamad E.
• Gorin, Michael A.

Titel

Perirectal hydrogel spacer placement prior to prostate radiation therapy using a probe-mounted needle guide

Ist Teil von

• Clinical and translational radiation oncology, 2021-07, Vol.29, p.102-105

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• •Perirectal spacer placement minimizes the risk of bowel toxicity from prostate radiation therapy.•We show that a novel probe-mounted needle guide can be safely used for perirectal spacer insertion.•The main advantage of this device is that it ensures needle visualization throughout the procedure. In this report we describe our successful adoption of a single-use, probe-mounted, needle guide for perirectal hydrogel spacer placement prior to radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Use of this device eliminates the need for a mechanical stepper unit and facilitates perirectal hydrogel placement by ensuring alignment of the injection needle with the ultrasound probe.