Midline shield for radiation therapy of carcinoma of the uterine cervix: Should it be 'midline' or 'individualized'?

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-145

  Datta, Niloy Ranjan ^a   Maria Das, K J ^a   Halder, S ^a   Ayyagari, S ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Midline shield; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SHIELD; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0343144863     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(96)00046-5     Document Type: Article

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