Classical tandem-source dwelling covering the entire uterus: essential in modern intracavitary radiotherapy for cervical cancer?

Kiyoshi Ohara,Keiko Nemoto,Kayoko Ohnishi,Takayuki Hashimoto,Nobuyoshi Fukumitsu,Masaharu Hata,Shinji Sugahara,Koichi Tokuuye,Yasuyuki Akine

Classical tandem-source dwelling covering the entire uterus: essential in modern intracavitary radiotherapy for cervical cancer?

2007

Kiyoshi Ohara
Keiko Nemoto
Kayoko Ohnishi
Takayuki Hashimoto
Nobuyoshi Fukumitsu
Masaharu Hata
Shinji Sugahara
Koichi Tokuuye
Yasuyuki Akine

Purpose We investigated whether conventional tandem-source dwelling to cover the entire uterus, classically regarded as the target volume, is necessary in modern intracavitary radiotherapy (ICRT) for cervical cancer.

Keywords:

Entire uterus
Radiology
Gross tumor volume
Magnetic resonance imaging
Radiation therapy
Cervical cancer
Medicine
planning target volume
intracavitary radiotherapy
subclinical disease

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