Interfractional variation of uterine position during radical RT: Weekly CT evaluation

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 145-151

  Lee, Jeong Eun ^a   Han, Youngyih ^a   Huh, Seung Jae ^a   Park, Won ^a   Kang, Min Gyu ^a   Ahn, Yong Chan ^a   Lim, Do Hoon ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Interfractional variation; Uterus mobility; Weekly CT evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 33845970929     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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