Evaluation of pelvic lymph node coverage of conventional radiotherapy fields based on bony landmarks in Chinese cervical cancer patients using CT simulation

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 683-688

  Zhang, Xiang ^a   Yu, Hua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Computed tomography (CT) simulation; Lymph nodes; Radiotherapy planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; AORTA BIFURCATION; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHINESE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 69949169118     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B0920114     Document Type: Article

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