Uncertainty analysis for 3D image-based cervix cancer brachytherapy by repetitive MR imaging: Assessment of DVH-variations between two HDR fractions within one applicator insertion and their clinical relevance

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-31

  Lang, Stefan ^a   Nesvacil, Nicole ^a   Kirisits, Christian ^a   Georg, Petra ^a   Dimopoulos, Johannes C A ^b   Federico, Mario ^a   Pötter, Richard ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Keywords Cervix Brachytherapy MRI Interfraction uncertainty

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; BLADDER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RECTUM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, IMAGE-GUIDED; TUMOR BURDEN; UNCERTAINTY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84878252658     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.02.015     Document Type: Article

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