Acute problems during low-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical carcinoma

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-72

  Wollschlaeger, Karin ^a   Connell, Philip P ^a   Waggoner, Steven ^a   Rotmensch, Jacob ^a   Mundt, Arno J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Complications; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFECTION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0033970732     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1999.5627     Document Type: Article

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