Long-term results of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the primary treatment of medically inoperable stage I-II endometrial carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1108-1113

  Niazi, Tamim M ^a   Souhami, Luis ^a,b   Portelance, Lorraine ^a   Bahoric, Boris ^a   Gilbert, Lucy ^a   Stanimir, Gerald ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; High dose rate brachytherapy; Inoperable endometrial cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPSY; CELLS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRICAL CANCER; HIGH-DOSE-RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; INOPERABLE ENDOMETRICAL CANCER;

DRUG DOSAGE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; SAFETY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 27144449947     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.04.036     Document Type: Article

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