Carcinoma of the cervix: Analysis of complications after primary external beam radiation and Ir-192 HDR brachytherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-153

  Kapp, Karin S ^a   Stuecklschweiger, Georg F ^a   Kapp, Daniel S ^c   Poschauko, Johann ^a   Pickel, Hellmuth ^b   Hackl, Arnulf ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Geburtshilflich Gynakologische Universitats Klinik   (Austria)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical carcinoma; High dose rate brachytherapy; Late complications; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030934760     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(96)01881-6     Document Type: Article

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