Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
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Original paper

Cylindrical silicone applicator for superficial brachytherapy of the finger: Design and manufacturing

Eduardo Carrasco Solis
1
,
Felipe Castro Canovas
2
,
Fernando Márquez Pachas
1
,
Juan Trejo Mena
2
,
Paola Fuentes Rivera Carmelo
2
,
Cecilia Querebalu Garcia
3
,
Walter Vilca Vega
2
,
Eduardo Villarreyes Peña
1
,
Carol Ordoñez Aquino
4
,
Maria Cerron Loayza
1
,
Fernando Carrasco Solis
5, 6
,
Galo Patiño Camargo
1

  1. Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  2. Departamento de Radioterapia, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Surquillo, Lima, Perú
  3. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Rímac, Lima, Perú
  4. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Perú
  5. Facultad de Química e Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  6. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Lima, Lima, Perú
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2025; 17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2025.158206
Online publish date: 2025/12/29
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