A detailed dosimetric comparison between manual and inverse plans in HDR intracavitary/interstitial cervical cancer brachytherapy

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 163-170

  Trnková, Petra ^a   Baltas, Dimos ^b,c   Karabis, Andreas ^d   Stock, Markus ^a   Dimopoulos, Johannes ^a   Georg, Dietmar ^a   Pötter, Richard ^a   Kirisits, Christian ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Klinikum Offenbach GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d Pi Medical Ltd   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervix; HIPO; Inverse planning; IPSA

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; NEEDLE; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 78751488391     PISSN: 1689832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2010.19497     Document Type: Article

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