Is there a role for an external beam boost in cervical cancer radiotherapy?

Is there a role for an external beam boost in cervical cancer radiotherapy?

AbstractObjectives: Some patients are medically unfit for or averse to undergoing a brachytherapy boost as part of cervical cancer radiotherapy. In order to be able to definitively treat these patients, we assessed whether we could achieve a boost plan that would mimic our brachytherapy plans using...

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Main Authors: Rajni A. Sethi, Gabor eJozsef, David eGrew, Ariel eMarciscano, Ryan ePennell, Melissa eBabcock, Allison eMcCarthy, John eCurtin, Peter B. Schiff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Brachytherapy
cervical cancer
Intensity modulated radiation therapy
external beam radiotherapy
tomotherapy
volumetric modulated arc therapy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2013.00003/full

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