3D CT-based high-dose-rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer: Clinical impact on late rectal bleeding and local control

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 507-513

  Kang, Hyun Cheol ^a   Shin, Kyung Hwan ^a   Park, Sung Yong ^a   Kim, Joo Young ^a,b  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; CT based high dose rate brachytherapy; Late rectal bleeding; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANS AT RISK; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651509356     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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