CPB Ljubljana 2018 course book

Stockolm method

Classical “Stockholm method”

➢ flexible intrauterine tube and a flat box (plate) ➢ containing Radium sources ➢ implanted independently ➢ no fixed geometry

Flexible tandem

Modern technique (1960s)

➢ rigid tandem with a ring applicator for afterloading devices ➢ intrauterine tube and ring fixed to each other (fixed geometry)

Plate