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This paper summarizes clinical studies at the Medical Radiological Research Centre of RAMS between 1973 and 1986 on the application of Cf-252 sources for brachytherapy of head and neck tumors including the usage of interstitial neutron therapy of relapsing cancers. 3-, 5- and 10-year results of brachytherapy of 488 patients with malignant tumors of different locations, advance and histogenesis are reviewed.
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Vtyurin, B.M., Medvedev, V.S., Plichko, V.I., Ivanov, V.N., Ivanova, L.F., Maximov, S.A. (1997). Brachytherapy with Californium-252 for Head and Neck Tumors. In: Wierzbicki, J.G. (eds) Californium-252 Isotope for 21st Century Radiotherapy. NATO ASI Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5766-7_12
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