Computed Tomography Versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Contouring in Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy: Results of a Prospective Trial and Preliminary Guidelines for Standardized Contours

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 491-498

  Viswanathan, Akila N ^a   Dimopoulos, Johannes ^b   Kirisits, Christian ^b   Berger, Daniel ^b   Pötter, Richard ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TUMORS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CERVICAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR BURDEN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247844654     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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