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Pre-treatment activities
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Measure prostate volume in advance
Preferably under same conditions as in OR
Evaluate the position of the prostate and pubic arch
Wallner et al,
Use of TRUS to predict pubic arch interference of
prostate brachytherapy
, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 43, 1999, pp 583-585
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When TRUS is the primary image set on the OR, fusion with pre-
operative MRI might be desirable