Low dose rate brachytherapy in the treatment of cervical carcinoma

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 577-584

  Logsdon, M D ^a   Eifel, P J ^a  

^a Radiological Associates of Sacramento Medical Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIUM 226;

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIUM THERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032788464     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(05)70076-9     Document Type: Article

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