Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
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Dosimetric evaluation of superficial radionuclide-based high-dose-rate brachytherapy for deep keratinocyte carcinoma: A case series

Cody R. Kilar
1
,
Arjit Baghwala
2
,
Elleana Paradise
3
,
Andrew Farach
2

  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, West Virginia University Cancer Institute, Morgantown, WV, USA
  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
  3. School of Engineering Medicine, Texas A&M University, Houston, TX, USA
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2026
Online publish date: 2026/04/21
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