Treatment planning study of the 3D dosimetric differences between Co-60 and Ir-192 sources in high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy for cervix cancer

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-59

  Palmer, Antony ^a,b   Hayman, Orla ^a   Muscat, Sarah ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervix cancer; Co 60; High dose rate (HDR); Treatment plan

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; IRIDIUM 192;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIGH DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; ONCOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 84859336078     PISSN: 1689832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2012.27952     Document Type: Article

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