Hypofractionated extracranial stereotactic radiotherapy boost for gynecologic tumors: A promising alternative to high-dose rate brachytherapy

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 509-514

  Jorcano, Sandra ^a   Mollà, Meritxell ^a   Escudé, Lluís ^a   Sanz, Sergi ^b   Hidalgo, Alberto ^c   Toscas, Jose Ignacio ^a   Linero, Dolors ^a   Miralbell, Raymond ^a,d  

^a Institut Oncològic Teknon   (Spain)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^c CENTRO MÉDICO TEKNON   (Spain)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cervix cancer; Endometrial adenocarcinoma; Extracranial stereotactic radiotherapy; High dose rate brachytherapy; Micromultileaf collimator

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINARY TRACT INJURY; UTERUS SYNECHIA; VAGINA; VAGINAL DRYNESS; VAGINAL PRURITUS;

EID: 78049298618     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303461000900509     Document Type: Article

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