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Grundlagen und Technik der Brachytherapie

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Die Brachytherapie nutzt den steilen Dosisabfall in unmittelbarer Nähe des Strahlers aus, um räumlich eng begrenzte Dosisverteilungen zu erzeugen. Auf diese Weise kann in vielen Fällen eine hohe Dosis direkt an das Zielgebiet gebracht werden.

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  3. Universitätsklinik für Strahlentherapie und Strahlenbiologie, Universitätsklinik Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien Österreich, Deutschland

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Fritz, P. et al. (2013). Grundlagen und Technik der Brachytherapie. In: Wannenmacher, M., Wenz, F., Debus, J. (eds) Strahlentherapie. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88305-0_6

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