International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 60, Issue 3 , Pages 928-932 , 1 November 2004

Placement of 125I implants with the da Vinci robotic system after video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection: A feasibility study

Presented in part at the 10th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Vancouver, Canada, August 10–14, 2003.

  • Julianna Pisch, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology and Physics, Beth Israel and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint request to: Julianna Pisch, M .D., Beth Israel Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, 1st Avenue and 16th Street, New York, NY 10003. Tel: (212) 420-2592; Fax: (212) 420-3314
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  • Scott J. Belsley, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beth Israel and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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  • Robert Ashton, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beth Israel and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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  • Lin Wang, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology and Physics, Beth Israel and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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  • Rudolph Woode, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology and Physics, Beth Israel and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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  • Cliff Connery, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beth Israel and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

Received 3 March 2004 ,Revised 8 June 2004 ,Accepted 6 July 2004.

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 Supported by the Lung Cancer Research Fund of Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY.

 The authors involved in the preparation of this manuscript state that there is no apparent or real conflict of interest with the company supplying the dummy seeds, nor is there any with Ethicon.

PII: S0360-3016(04)02067-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.07.680

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 60, Issue 3 , Pages 928-932 , 1 November 2004

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