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ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2018

Effectiveness and safety of a robot-assisted 3D personalized template in

Xiaodong Ma, Prof Zhiyong Yang, Prof Shan Jiang, Prof Bin Huo, Qiang Cao, Prof Shude Chai, Prof Haitao Wang

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Article in Journal of contemporary brachytherapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Xiaodong MaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin.
Prof Zhiyong YangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin.
Prof Shan JiangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin.
Prof Bin HuoDepartment of Oncology, the Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Qiang CaoDepartment of Oncology, the Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Prof Shude ChaiDepartment of Oncology, the Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Prof Haitao WangDepartment of Oncology, the Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis research aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a robot-assisted 3D personalized template in MATERIAL AND

methodsForty-three patients with different tumors were involved in this research between 2013 and 2015. They were all eligible to

resultsIn the robot-assisted 3D personalized template-guided brachytherapy, the median target volume treated by the prescription dose (V

conclusionsThrough analysis of the selected patients with thoracoabdominal tumors, the robot-assisted 3D personalized template in

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3D personalized templatebrachytherapyrobot-assistedseed implantationthoracoabdominal

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PMCPMC6142644

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