Brachytherapy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 195-200 , July 2007

Intravaginal 1-week high-dose-rate brachytherapy alone for Stages I–II endometrial cancer

  • Rafael Martínez-Monge

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Avda Pío XII s/n, E-31080 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. Tel.: +34-948-255400; fax: +34-948-255500.
    • ,
  • Gorka Nagore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
    • ,
  • Mauricio Cambeiro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
    • ,
  • Cristina Garrán

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
    • ,
  • Elena Villafranca

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
    • ,
  • Matías Jurado

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

Received 29 January 2007 ,Revised 11 April 2007 ,Accepted 13 April 2007.

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PII: S1538-4721(07)00208-5

doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2007.04.001

Brachytherapy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 195-200 , July 2007

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