Recommendations for image-based intracavitary brachytherapy of cervix cancer: The GYN GEC ESTRO working group point of view: In regard to Nag et al. [4] (multiple letters)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 293-295

  Pötter, Richard ^a   Dimopoulos, Johannes ^a   Kirisits, Christian ^a   Lang, Stefan ^a   Haie Meder, Christine ^b   Briot, Edith ^b   Dumas, Isabelle ^b   Van Limbergen, Erik ^c   De Brabandere, Marisol ^c   Nulens, An ^c   Erickson, Beth ^d   Rownd, Jason ^d   Petrow, Peter ^e   Nag, Subir ^f   Cardenes, Higinia ^g   Chang, Silvia ^h   Das, Indra J ⁱ   Ibbott, Geoffrey S ^j   Lowenstein, Jessica ^j   Roll, Joye ^j   Thomadsen, Bruce ^k   Varia, Mahesh ^l   more..

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 20944451276     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.01.036     Document Type: Letter

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