Comparison of high-dose-rate and low-dose-rate brachytherapy in the treatment of endometrial carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 480-484

  Fayed, Alaa ^a   Mutch, David G ^a,b   Rader, Janet S ^a,b   Gibb, Randall K ^a,b   Powell, Matthew A ^a,b   Wright, Jason D ^a   ElNaqa, Issam ^a   Zoberi, Imran ^a,b   Grigsby, Perry W ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Endometrial cancer; HDR; LDR

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DOSIMETRY; GYNECOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; TUMORS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL CANCER; ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA; POSTOPERATIVE DOSES;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; VAGINA MUCOSA;

EID: 33846253557     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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