Comparision of four different dose specification methods for high-dose-rate intracavitary radiation for treatment of cervical cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1131-1141

  Mai, Julie ^a   Erickson, Beth ^a   Rownd, Jason ^a   Gillin, Michael ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervix cancer; Dosimetry; High dose rate (HDR)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; PATIENT TREATMENT; TISSUE; TUMORS;

RING APPLICATORS;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA;

EID: 0035889372     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01771-0     Document Type: Article

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