A three-dimensional computed tomography-assisted Monte Carlo evaluation of ovoid shielding on the dose to the bladder and rectum in intracavitary radiotherapy for cervical cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 615-621

  Gifford, Kent A ^a   Horton Jr , John L ^a   Pelloski, Christopher E ^a   Jhingran, Anuja ^a   Court, Laurence E ^b   Mourtada, Firas ^a   Eifel, Patricia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; Brachytherapy; Intracavitary therapy; Monte Carlo; Ovoids

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

137CS; BRACHYTHERAPY; INTERCAVITARY THERAPY; OVOIDS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION SHIELD; RECTUM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RECTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 24944557163     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.03.043     Document Type: Article

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