CT or MRI for image-based brachytherapy in cervical cancer

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-313

  Krishnatry, Rahul ^a,b   Patel, Firuza D ^a   Singh, Paramjeet ^a   Sharma, Suresh C ^a   Oinam, Arun S ^a,b   Shukla, Arvind K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECTUM; SIGMOID; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84859238135     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hys010     Document Type: Article

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