The adverse effect of treatment prolongation in cervical cancer byhigh-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-76

  Chen, Shang Wen ^a,b,c   Liang, Ji An ^b,c   Yang, Shih Neng ^b,c   Ko, Hui Ling ^a   Lin, Fang Jen ^a,b,c  

^a Shin Kong Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carcinoma of cervix; Radiotherapy; Repopulation; Treatment time

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH DOSE RATE INTRACAVITARY BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0038030571     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(02)00439-5     Document Type: Article

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