Inter fraction variations in rectum and bladder volumes and dose distributions during high dose rate brachytherapy treatment of the uterine cervix investigated by repetitive CT-examinations

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 273-280

  Hellebust, Taran Paulsen ^a   Dale, Einar ^a   Skjønsberg, Ane ^a   Olsen, Dag Rune ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b University of Oslos   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carcinoma of the uterine cervix; Dose volume histogram; High dose rate brachytherapy; Inter fraction variations; Repetitive CT examinations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECTUM; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034881451     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(01)00386-3     Document Type: Article

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