A quantitative assessment of standard vs. Customized midline shield construction for invasive cervical carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 237-242

  Wolfson, Aaron H ^a,b   Abdel Wahab, May ^a   Markoe, Arnold M ^a   Raub Jr , William J ^a   Diaz, David ^a   Desmond, Joseph J ^a   Ting, Joseph Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical carcinoma; Low dose rate brachytherapy; Midline shield

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TANDEM REPEAT; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031053815     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00469-5     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Cox, D. R. Regression models and life tables. J. R. Stat. Soc. Series B 34:187-220; 1972.
2. Eifel, P. J.; Levenback, C.; Wharton, J. T.; Oswald, M. J. Time course and incidence of late complications in patients treated with radiation therapy for FIGO Stage IB carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 32:1289-1300; 1995.
3. Elandt-Johnson, R. C.; Johnson, N. L. Survival models on data analysis. New York: Wiley and Sons; 1980.
4. Fleiss, J. L. Statistical methods for rates and proportions. New York: Wiley and Sons; 1981.
5. Fletcher, G. H. Textbook of radiotherapy. Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febiger; 1980.
6. Kaplan, E; Meier, P. Nonparametric estimation from incomplete observations. J. Am. Stat. Assoc. 53:457-481; 1958.
7. Kottmeier, H. U., ed. Annual report on the results of treatment in carcinoma of the uterus, vagina, and ovary Stockholm: International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics 15; 1973.
8. Lanciano, R. M.; Martz, K.; Montana, G. S.; Hanks, G. E. Influence of age, prior abdominal surgery, fraction size, and dose on complications after radiation therapy for squamous cell cancer of the uterine cervix: A Patterns of Care Study. Cancer 69:2124-2130; 1992.
9. Perez, C. A. Carcinoma of the uterine cervix. In: Perez, C. A.; Brady, L. W., eds. Principles and practice of radiation oncology. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Co.; 1992:1143-1202.
10. Schoeppel, S. L.; Fraass, B. A.; Hopkins, M. P.; La Vigne, M. C.; Lichter, A. S.; McShan, D. L.; Noffsinger, S.; Perez-Tamayo, C.; Roberts, J. A. A CT-compatible version of the Fletcher System intracavitary applicator: Clinical application and 3-dimensional treatment planning. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 17:1103-1109; 1989.
11. Tod, M. C.; Meredith, W. J. A dosage system for use in the treatment of cancer of the uterine cervix. Br. J. Radiol. 11:809-824; 1938.
12. Walz, B. J.; Perez, C. A.; Feldman, A.; Demidecki, A. J.; Powers, W. E. Individualized compensating filters and dose optimization in pelvic irradiation. Radiology 107:611-614; 1973.