Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy boost for gynecologic tumors: An alternative to brachytherapy?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 118-124

  Mollà, Meritxell ^a   Escude, Lluís ^a   Nouet, Philippe ^b   Popowski, Youri ^b   Hidalgo, Alberto ^c   Rouzaud, Michel ^b   Linero, Dolores ^a   Miralbell, Raymond ^a,b  

^a Institut Oncològic Teknon   (Spain)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c Servei de Cardiologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervix cancer; Comparative treatment planning; Endometrial adenocarcinoma; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Micromultileaf collimator; Novalis shaped beam surgery; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; GYNECOLOGY; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

BRACHYTHERAPY (BT); CERVICAL CANCERS; GYNECOLOGIC TUMORS; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY (SRT);

RADIOTHERAPY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENTEROPATHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; IRRITABLE COLON; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RELAPSE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA;

EID: 17844397184     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.09.028     Document Type: Article

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