Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Intracavitary Brachytherapy for Cancer of the Cervix

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1157-1164

  Zwahlen, Daniel ^a,b   Jezioranski, John ^a,b   Chan, Philip ^a,b   Haider, Masoom A ^a,b   Cho, Young Bin ^a,b   Yeung, Ivan ^a,b   Levin, Wilfred ^a,b   Manchul, Lee ^a,b   Fyles, Anthony ^a,b   Milosevic, Michael ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Cervix; Image guidance; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; Optimized planning; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CERVICAL CANCER; CERVIX; IMAGE GUIDANCE; MRI; OPTIMIZED PLANNING;

HISTOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

OPTIMIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COLON, SIGMOID; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, INTERVENTIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTUM; TUMOR BURDEN; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67649512901     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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