Comparative study of reference points by dosimetric analyses for late complications after uniform external radiotherapy and high-dose-rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 663-671

  Chen, Shang Wen ^a,b,c,e   Liang, Ji An ^a,b   Yeh, Lian Shung ^a,b   Yang, Shih Neng ^a,b   Shiau, An Cheng ^a,b   Lin, Fang Jen ^a,b,c,d  

^a Dept of Radiat Ther and Oncology ^*

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Shin Kong Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Late sequelae; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH RISKS; HISTOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TUMORS; X RAYS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

CISPLATIN; TEGAFUR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; LOGISTIC MODELS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTUM; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4544286203     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.05.028     Document Type: Article

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