Fig. 3From: The role of salvage surgery with interstitial brachytherapy for the Management of Regionally Recurrent Head and Neck Cancers(a): Photograph of a brachytherapy implant after neck dissection for cervical recurrence. The catheters are placed in parallel array one cm apart. (b): Brachytherapy Dosimetry: The patient was treated to the 61 cGy/hr. line, which is 1 cm wide. The dose declines rapidly with distance, so only a limited volume of the neck is treatedBack to article page