I-125 eye-plaque seed economics: To re-use or to not re-use? A single institutional cost savings analysis of re-using I-125 radioactive seeds for eye-Plaque brachytherapy.
Louis CappelliJacqueline EmrichLydia Komarnicky-KocherYevgeniy VinogradskiyFiras Mourtada
Published in: Brachytherapy (2024)
This is the first study to evaluate cost savings relative to re-using I-125 seeds for eye plaques. The data demonstrates how an institution can decrease costs associated with I-125 radiation seeds used for eye-plaque brachytherapy by re-using them.