1088 / 1840
Historical background
Classical “Stockholm method”:
- flexible intrauterine tube and a flat box (plate)
- containing Radium sources
- implanted independently – no fixed geometry
Modern “Stockholm” based technique (1960s)
- rigid uterine tandem with a ring applicator for
- afterloading devices (Cs
137
- I
192
)
- intrauterine tube and ring fixed to each other
33
(
fixed geometry)
several applicator types, also MR/CT compatible