Comparison of 2D vs. 3D dosimetry for Rotte 'Y' applicator high dose rate brachytherapy for medically inoperable endometrial cancer

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 521-527

  Beriwal, Sushil ^a   Kim, Hayeon ^a   Heron, Dwight E ^a   Selvaraj, Raj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Endometrial cancer; HDR; Intensity modulated radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM; SIGMOID; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 33750218575     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460600500509     Document Type: Article

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