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Conventional high-dose-rate brachytherapy with concomitant complementary IMRT boost: a novel approach for improving cervical tumor dose coverage

Duan et al., 2008

Document ID
12258448107302184103
Author
Duan J
Kim R
Elassal S
Lin H
Shen S
Publication year
Publication venue
International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics

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PURPOSE: To investigate the feasibility of combining conventional high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy with a concomitant complementary intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) boost for improved target coverage in cervical cancers. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Six …
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