A Novel Device for Intravaginal Electronic Brachytherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1298-1305

  Schneider, Frank ^a   Fuchs, Holger ^b   Lorenz, Friedlieb ^a   Steil, Volker ^a   Ziglio, Francesco ^c   Kraus Tiefenbacher, Uta ^a   Lohr, Frank ^a   Wenz, Frederik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b CARL ZEISS SMT AG   (Germany)

^c SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electronic brachytherapy; Endometrial carcinoma; Gafchromic EBT; Intrabeam; X ray

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE GRADIENTS; ELECTRONIC BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA; ENERGY DEPOSITIONS; FILM DOSIMETRY; GAFCHROMIC EBT; HIGH-DOSE RATE; INTRABEAM; INTRAVAGINAL BRACHYTHERAPY; IRRADIATION TIME; LOW ENERGIES; MATHEMATICA; MULTIPLE SAMPLING; NOVEL DEVICES; POINT SOURCES; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS; SOLID WATER; X-RAY POINT SOURCES;

APPLICATORS; IRIDIUM; IRRADIATION;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION;

IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSIMETRY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; INTRAVAGINAL ELECTRONIC BRACHYTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGINA;

BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 67649528940     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.082     Document Type: Article

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