Dose perturbation due to the polysulfone cap surrounding a Fletcher-Williamson colpostat

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-76

  Price, Michael J ^a   Kry, Stephen F ^b   Eifel, Patricia J ^b   Salehpour, Mohammad ^b   Mourtada, Firas ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Fletcher Williamson colpostat; Ovoid; Polysulfone cap; Vagina mucosa dose

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954253361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v11i1.3146     Document Type: Article

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