Determination of the appropriate fraction number and size of the HDR brachytherapy for cervical cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 295-300

  Liu, Wen Shan ^a   Yen, Sang Hue ^b,c   Chang, Ching Hsiung ^a   Yang, Kuang Ming ^d   Wu, Yung Ping ^a   Chen, Kuang York ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d Tz'u Chi Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; DOSE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0030047711     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1996.0042     Document Type: Article

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