Brachytherapy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 212-217 , July 2007

Brachytherapy boost: A novel approach for epiglottic carcinoma

  • Rajendra L. Bhalavat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiation oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, MS 400 012, India. Tel.: +91-22-2417-7152; fax: +91-22-2414-6937.
    • ,
  • Kumar Alok Pathak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
    • ,
  • Umesh Mahantshetty

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
    • ,
  • Swamidas V. Jamema

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India

Received 26 July 2006 ,Revised 13 November 2006 ,Accepted 18 December 2006.

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 All authors contributed equally to the manuscript and have no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1538-4721(07)00211-5

doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2006.12.002

Brachytherapy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 212-217 , July 2007

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