Comparison of low and high dose rate brachytherapy in the treatment of uterine cervix cancer. Retrospective analysis of two sequential series

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1108-1116

  Ferrigno, Robson ^a,b   Nishimoto, Ines Nobuko ^b   Ribeiro Dos Santos Novaes, Paulo Eduardo ^b   Pellizzon, Antonio Cássio Assis ^b   Conte Maia, Maria Aparecida ^b   Fogarolli, Ricardo César ^b   Salvajoli, João Victor ^b  

^a Mario Gatti Hospital   (Brazil)

^b A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Radiation

Indexed keywords

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); ONCOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; TUMORS; UROLOGY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CERVICAL CANCER; LOW DOSE RATE (LDR); RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS;

DOSIMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COBALT TELETHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 21244477780     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.12.016     Document Type: Article

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