Quality assurance of interstitial brachytherapy technique in lip cancer: Comparison of actual performance with the Paris System recommendations

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-151

  Farrus B ^a   Pons, F ^a   Sanchez Reyes A ^a   Ferrer, F ^a   Rovirosa, A ^a   Biete, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Interstitial brachytherapy; Lip carcinoma; Paris System; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIP CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0030053029     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(95)01685-6     Document Type: Article

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