Radiation fields in gynecologic oncology: Correlation of soft tissue (surgical) to radiologic landmarks

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-30

  McAlpine, J ^a,b   Schlaerth, J B ^a   Lim, P ^a   Chen, D ^a   Eisenkop, S M ^a   Spirtos, N M ^a  

^a Women's Cancer Center   (United States)

^b Women's Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Gynecologic oncology; Lymph node dissection; Radiation fields

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OVARY; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PELVIC GIRDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0742320263     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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