Changes in high-dose-rate tandem and ovoid applicator positions during treatment in an unfixed brachytherapy system

Radiology

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 525-531

  Pham, Huong T ^a,b   Chen, Yan ^a   Rouby, Elida ^a   Lustig, Robert A ^a   Wallner, Paul E ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Therapeutic radiology, interstitial and intracavitary; Uterine neoplasms, therapeutic radiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNICAL AID;

EID: 0031914319     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.206.2.9457208     Document Type: Article

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