Determination of 3D dose distribution from intracavitary brachytherapy of cervical cancer by MRI of irradiated ferrous sulphate gel

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-227

  Knutsen, Bjørn H ^a   Skretting, Arne ^a,b   Hellebust, Taran P ^a   Olsena, Dag R ^a,c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c University of Oslos   (Norway)

Author keywords

Afterloading; Brachytherapy; Ca.cervix; Gel dosimetry; MRI

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; FERROUS SULFATE; GELATIN; IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; GEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GELS; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031004809     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)01925-7     Document Type: Article

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