Treatment of cervical carcinoma with high-dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy: Two years follow-up study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 807-810

  Das, Diptimay ^a   Chaudhuri, Snehamay ^a   Deb, Asit Ranjan ^a   Aich, Ranen Kanti ^a   Gangopadhyay, Subir ^a   Ray, Amitava ^a  

^a NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical carcinoma; Complications; High dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy; Radiation proctitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958840970     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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