High-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy: Results of analyses of late rectal complications

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1369-1376

  Sakata, Koh Ichi ^a   Nagakura, Hisayasu ^a   Oouchi, Atushi ^a   Someya, Masanori ^a   Nakata, Kensei ^a   Shido, Mitsuo ^a   Koito, Kazumitsu ^a   Sagae, Satoru ^a   Kudo, Ryuichi ^a   Hareyama, Masato ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biologically equivalent dose; Carcinoma of the cervix; High dose rate brachytherapy; Linear quadratic function; Rectal complication

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; RADIATION; TUMORS;

BRACHYTHERAPY;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM DISEASE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0036891103     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)03055-9     Document Type: Article

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