Simplified non-looping functional loop technique for HDR brachytherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 339-341

  Nag, Subir ^a   Martinez Monge, Rafael ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a   Gupta, Nilendu ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; HDR; Oral cavity; Tongue

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CATHETER; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; MOUTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TONGUE;

EID: 0031732173     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00076-0     Document Type: Article

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