Postoperative intravaginal brachytherapy for endometrial cancer: Dosimetric analysis of vaginal colpostats and cylinder applicators

Brachytherapy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 138-144

  Kim, Robert Y ^a   Pareek, Prem ^a   Duan, Jun ^a   Murshed, Hasan ^a   Brezovich, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dosimetry; Endometrial cancer; High dose rate; Intracavitary applicator

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TREATMENT PLANNING; VAGINA MUCOSA;

BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; VAGINA;

EID: 0242290171     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1538-4721(02)00051-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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