A new applicator design for endocavitary brachytherapy of cancer in the nasopharynx

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-98

  Levendag, Peter C ^a   Peters, Rob ^a   Meeuwis, Cees A ^a   Visch, Leo L ^a   Sipkema, Dick ^a   De Pan, Connie ^a   Schmitz, Paul I M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Applicator; Brachytherapy; Endocavitary; High dose rate; Low dose rate; Nasopharynx

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; DEVICE; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030760035     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00105-9     Document Type: Article

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