Brachytherapy
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 298-303 , October 2007

Interstitial brachytherapy for soft tissue sarcoma: A single institution experience

  • Michelle L. Mierzwa

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Barrett Cancer Center, University Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Connie M. McCluskey

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Barrett Cancer Center, University Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • William L. Barrett

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Barrett Cancer Center, University Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Radiation Oncology, Barrett Cancer Center, University Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 234 Goodman Street, ML 0757, Cincinnati, OH 04267. Tel.: +513-584-8216; fax: +513-584-4007.
    • ,
  • Andrew Lowy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Jeffrey Sussman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Joel Sorger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

Received 23 April 2007 ,Revised 13 August 2007 ,Accepted 21 August 2007.

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PII: S1538-4721(07)00243-7

doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2007.08.004

Brachytherapy
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 298-303 , October 2007

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