Brachytherapy for cancer of the cervix: An Australian and New Zealand survey of current treatment techniques

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 588-597

  Van Dyk, S ^a   Byram, D ^b   Bernshaw, D ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b WP Holman Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervix; Conformal; Imaging; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEW ZEALAND; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

AUSTRALIA; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 58849142449     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.02025.x     Document Type: Article

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