Endocervical ultrasound applicator for integrated hyperthermia and HDR brachytherapy in the treatment of locally advanced cervical carcinoma

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 598-611

  Wootton, Jeffery H ^b   Hsu, I Chow Joe ^b   Diederich, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; catheter based; cervix; endocavity; HDR brachytherapy; hyperthermia; thermal therapy; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

APPLICATORS; CATHETERS; COOLING WATER; DISEASES; FLOW OF WATER; HEATING; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; ONCOLOGY; POWER CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSDUCERS; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

CANCER; CERVIX; ENDOCAVITY; HDR BRACHYTHERAPY; HYPERTHERMIA; THERMAL THERAPIES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 79551676171     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3512803     Document Type: Article

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