Laparoscopic-assisted application of interstitial brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical carcinoma: Results of a pilot study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 411-414

  Recio, Fernando O ^a   Piver, M Steven ^a   Hempling, Ronald E ^a   Eltabbakh, Gamal H ^a   Hahn, Seung ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix cancer; Interstitial brachytherapy; Laparoscopy; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBALT TELETHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOTHERAPY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032518603     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00738-4     Document Type: Article

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