A simple method of alignment for pelvic irradiation in obese patients

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 269-270

  Sweigart, Kenneth D ^a,b  

^a Rosenfeld Cancer Center   (United States)

^b ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Irradiation; Obese; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX;

FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; PELVIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037021740     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(02)00151-6     Document Type: Article

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