Dosimetric comparison of ring and ovoid applicators

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 451-455

  Tuncel, N ^a   Toy, A ^b   Demiral, Ayse Nur ^c   Cetingoz, R ^c   Garipagaoglu, M ^d  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ACIBADEM HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Applicator; Dosimetry; Intracavitary brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECTUM; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA;

EID: 70350076884     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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