Australian high-dose-rate brachytherapy protocols for gynaecological malignancy

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-48

  MacLeod, Craig ^a   Cheuk, Robyn ^b   Dally, Mike ^c   Fowler, Allan ^d   Gauden, Stan ^e   Leung, Sam ^f   Milross, Chris ^g   Narayan, Kailash ^h   Stevens, Mark ⁱ   Thornton, Deborah ^j   Carruthers, Scott ^k   Jeal, Peter ^l  

^a Murray Valley Private Hospital Australia   (Australia)

^b Queensland Radium Institute   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

ⁱ ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^k ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^l TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cancer; Gynaecological; High dose rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035087018     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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