The use of MRI in planning radiotherapy for gynaecological tumours

Cancer Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-106

  Barillot, I ^a   Reynaud Bougnoux, A ^a  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

Author keywords

3D conformal technique; Brachytherapy; Cervix carcinoma; Image registration

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33746468226     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14707330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2006.0016     Document Type: Article

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