Whitmore, Henschke, and Hilaris: The reorientation of prostate brachytherapy (1970-1987).

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Urologists had performed prostate brachytherapy for decades before New York's Memorial Hospital retropubic program. This paper explores the contribution of Willet Whitmore, Ulrich Henschke, Basil Hilaris, and Memorial's physicists to the evolution of the procedure.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Brachytherapy

Title: Brachytherapy

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-1449

ISSN (Print): 1538-4721

Publication date (Electronic): June 7 2011

Volume: 11

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. aronowitz@radium-therapy.com

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Publisher Item ID: S1538-4721(11)00271-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2011.03.003

PubMed ID: 21640662

SO-VID: d3f09b94-4034-4051-9718-bbd8d4c0e083

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