High-dose-rate afterloading brachytherapy in carcinoma of the cervix: An experience of 1992 patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1185-1191

  Lorvidhaya, Vicharn ^a   Tonusin, Anun ^a   Changwiwit, Witit ^a   Chitapanarux, Imjai ^a   Srisomboon, Jatupol ^b   Wanwilairat, Somsak ^a   Chawapun, Nisa ^a   Sukthomya, Vimol ^a  

^a Division of Radiation Oncology   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Carcinoma of the uterine cervix; High dose rate brachytherapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034653314     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00383-1     Document Type: Article

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