Table 2.
Distance (millimeter) between radio-opaque clips and applicator surface on CT scan in nine prostatectomized cadavers.
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #6a | #7 | #8 | #9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 82 | 79 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 83 |
| Applicator size (mm) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50–60 |
| Applicator type | rig. S | rig. S | rig. S | rig. S | rig. IB | rig. IB | rig. IB | rig. IB | inf. IB | inf. Ax |
| Urethra | – | 14 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Ant BN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Post BN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrovesical | – | – | – | – | 1.3 | – | – | – | nd | 1.1 |
| Left apex | 1.5 | 15 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Right apex | – | 9 | – | – | – | 1.5 | – | – | 4 | – |
| Left NVB | – | 10 | – | – | nd | – | – | – | nd | – |
| Right NVB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | nd | – |
| Left base | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Right base | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Left distal SV | 19 | 10 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Right distal SV | 5 | 2.5 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Rectum | Empty | Full | Empty | Empty | Empty | Full | Empty | Empty | Empty | Empty |
aSame cadaver after rectal emptying.
rig. S, rigid plastic sphere; rig. IB, rigid intrabeam applicator; inf. IB, inflatable intrabeam applicator; inf. Ax, inflatable Axxent applicator; –, 0 mm; BN, bladder neck; NVB, neurovascular bundles; SV, seminal vesicles; nd, not determined.