A comprehensive study on HDR brachytherapy treatments of cervical cancers: Using the first Co-60 BEBIG multisource unit in Bangladesh

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 96-105

  Malik, Sadiq R ^a   Banu, Parvin A ^a   Rukhsana, Naheed ^a  

^a Delta Medical College and Hospital   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Co 60; HDR brachytherapy; MultiSource

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ACCURACY; ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SAFETY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRENGTH; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 79960184643     PISSN: 1689832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2011.23205     Document Type: Article

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