Effects of prescription depth, cylinder size, treatment length, tip space, and curved end on doses in high-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1268-1277

  Li, Shidong ^a   Aref, Ibrahim ^a   Walker, Eleanor ^a   Movsas, Benjamin ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; HDR Brachytherapy; Prescription depth

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ONCOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA; HDR BRACHYTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION DEPTH;

TUMORS;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VAGINA;

ALGORITHMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; VAGINA;

EID: 33847286873     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.10.041     Document Type: Article

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