The emergence of advanced brachytherapy techniques for common malignancies

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-118

  Patel, Rakesh R ^a   Arthur, Douglas W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIOBIOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33645404552     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2006.01.008     Document Type: Review

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