Biological effective dose evaluation in gynaecological brachytherapy: LDR and HDR treatments, dependence on radiobiological parameters, and treatment optimisation;Valutazione della dose biologicamente efficace (BED) in brachiterapia ginecologica: Trattamento LDR versus frazionamento HDR, dipendenza dai parametri radiobiologici, ottimizzazione del trattamento

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1068-1078

  Bianchi, C ^a   Botta, F ^b   Conte, L ^c   Vanoli, P ^a   Cerizza, L ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BED; Brachytherapy; Gynaecological; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIOBIOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CERVIX UTERI; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SOFTWARE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 55949115564     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-008-0291-4     Document Type: Article

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