MRI-Guided 3D Optimization Significantly Improves DVH Parameters of Pulsed-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 756-764

  Lindegaard, Jacob C ^a   Tanderup, Kari ^a   Nielsen, Søren Kynde ^a   Haack, Søren ^a   Gelineck, John ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Image guided; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; Pulsed dose rate brachytherapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH RISKS; MEDICAL IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ANALYSIS;

CERVICAL CANCER; PULSED DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUME HISTOGRAM PARAMETERS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOSE VOLUME HISTOGRAM; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEEDLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECTUM; SIGMOID; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINAL CYLINDER;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 44449163974     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.10.032     Document Type: Article

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