External radiation therapy boost to the vaginal vault: Feasibility of intracavitary dosimetry using a commercial diode system

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 221-226

  Settineri, Nicola ^a   Pergolizzi, Stefano ^a   Raffaele, Luigi ^a   Maisano, Roberto ^a   Russi, Elvio G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diode; Dose measurements; In vivo dosimetry; Radiotherapy; Vaginal vault

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; VAGINA;

CALIBRATION; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033048324     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00480-5     Document Type: Article

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