Permanent implants involve: I.sources packaged as tiny seeds
II.sources with long half-lives
III.sources implanted with needles in surgery
IV.tumors that cannot be reached surgically

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Such sources are packaged in tiny versions of tube sources called seeds,which are usually about 3 to 5 mm long.These sources are implanted using a gunlike applicator that uses long needles to accurately position the seeds within the tumor during surgery.

Permanent Implants Involve: I.sources Packaged as Tiny Seeds