CT-guided intracavitary radiotherapy for cervical cancer: Comparison of conventional point a plan with clinical target volume-based three-dimensional plan using dose-volume parameters

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 197-204

  Shin, Kyung Hwan ^a   Kim, Tae Hyun ^a   Cho, Jung Keun ^a   Kim, Joo Young ^a   Park, Sung Yong ^a   Park, Sang Yoon ^a   Kim, Dae Yong ^a   Chie, Eui Kyu ^a   Pyo, Hong Ryull ^a   Cho, Kwan Ho ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; CT scan; Intracavitary radiotherapy; Three dimensional treatment plan

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; ONCOLOGY; TUMORS;

CERVICAL CANCER; CLINICAL TARGET VOLUMES (CTV); INTRACAVITARY RADIOTHERAPY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL TREATMENT PLAN;

RADIOTHERAPY;

IRIDIUM 192;

BLADDER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CISPLATIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 29244465064     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.06.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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