External beam radiotherapy plus high-dose-rate brachytherapy for treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer: the initial experience of the Catalan Institute of Oncology.

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Published in Brachytherapy on September 05, 2009

Authors

Francesca Pistis1, Ferran Guedea, Joan Pera, Cristina Gutierrez, Montse Ventura, Alfredo Polo, Evelyn Martinez, Ana Boladeras, Ferran Ferrer, Pietro Gabriele, Luis Linares

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiation Oncology, Regional Centre of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, Cagliari, Italy.

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