Brachytherapy at the Institut Gustave-Roussy: Personalized vaginal mould applicator: technical modification and improvement;Curiethérapie à l'institut Gustave-Roussy : applicateur moulé vaginal personnalisé : modification et amélioration techniques

Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 822-826

  Albano, M ^a   Dumas, I ^a   Haie Meder, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Gynaecological tumours; Technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TUMOR VOLUME; VAGINA CANCER; VAGINAL MOULD APPLICATOR;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; VAGINA;

EID: 57249097196     PISSN: 12783218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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