A randomised comparison of two brachytherapy devices for the treatment of uterine cervical carcinoma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-250

  Thirion, Pierre ^a   Kelly, Colin ^a   Salib, Osama ^a   Moriarty, Michael ^a   O'Reilly, Davnat ^a   Griffin, Michelle ^a   Armstrong, John ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Radiation; Randomised trial; Uterine cervical carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLETCHER SUIT DECLOS APPLICATOR; HENSCHKE SHIELDED APPLICATOR; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION SHIELD; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 14844320583     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.10.018     Document Type: Article

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