Comparison of intracavitary brachytherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy dose distribution for cervical cancer

Brachytherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-129

  Cengiz, Mustafa ^a   Dogan, Ali ^a   Ozyigit, Gokhan ^a   Erturk, Ertugrul ^a   Yildiz, Ferah ^a   Selek, Ugur ^a   Ulger, Sukran ^a   Colak, Fatma ^a   Zorlu, Faruk ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Image guidance; Stereotactic body radiotherapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ARTICLE; BLADDER; BONE MARROW; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECTUM; SIGMOID; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84857798495     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: 18731449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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