Increased morbidity following the introduction of remote afterloading, with increased dose rate, for cancer of the cervix

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 97-103

  Newman, Geoff ^a,b  

^a BRISTOL HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

afterloading; cancer of the cervix; complications; dose rate; radiotherapy; Selectron

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030010525     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(96)01721-5     Document Type: Article

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