Brachytherapy
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 211-215 , October 2006

Individual fraction optimization vs. first fraction optimization for multichannel applicator vaginal cuff high-dose-rate brachytherapy

Received 2 May 2006 ,Revised 21 July 2006 ,Accepted 22 July 2006.

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 The first and second authors contributed equally to the paper.Meeting presentation: ASTRO 2003—poster discussion, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Volume 57, Issue 2, Supplement 1, 1 October 2003, Pages S342–S343.Since ASTRO 2003, the data set has been doubled and the results further analyzed.

PII: S1538-4721(06)00245-5

doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2006.07.002

Brachytherapy
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 211-215 , October 2006

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