Intraoperative ultrasound guidance during intracavitary brachytherapy applicator placement in cervical cancer; The university of alabama at birmingham experience

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 559-566

  Schaner, Philip E ^a   Caudell, Jimmy J ^b   De Los Santos, Jennifer F ^c   Spencer, Sharon A ^c   Shen, Sui ^c   Kim, Robert Y ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY IMPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS PERFORATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, IMAGE-GUIDED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876268432     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e3182859302     Document Type: Article

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