Cervical brachytherapy utilizing ring applicator: Comparison of standard and conformal loading

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 934-939

  Brooks, Susan ^a   Bownes, Peter ^a   Lowe, Gerry ^a   Bryant, Lynda ^a   Hoskin, Peter J ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervix neoplasm; Conformal; Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy dosage

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CHEMOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CERVIX NEOPLASM; CONFORMAL TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BLADDER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SMALL INTESTINE; STANDARDIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; RECTUM; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 25844495797     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.07.963     Document Type: Article

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