A comparison of intracavitary versus interstitial irradiation in the treatment of cervical cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-247

  Monk, Bradley J ^a   Tewari, Krishnansu ^b   Burger, Robert A ^a   Johnson, Michael T ^c   Montz, F J ^c   Berman, Michael L ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; IRIDIUM 192; RADIUM 226;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CYSTITIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER OBSTRUCTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0031466996     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4877     Document Type: Article

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