Brachytherapy
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 304-310 , October 2007

The variance of bladder and rectal doses calculated from orthogonal and simple stereo films in cervix high-dose-rate brachytherapy

  • Tracy Harris

      Affiliations

    • Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Juravinski Cancer Centre, Department of Radiation Therapy, 699 Concession St., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8V 5C2. Tel.: +1-905-387-9495; fax: +1-905-575-6330.
    • ,
  • Robert J. Hunter

      Affiliations

    • Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Jack Skoczny

      Affiliations

    • Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Thomas Farrell

      Affiliations

    • Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Received 12 July 2007 ,Revised 18 September 2007 ,Accepted 25 September 2007.

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PII: S1538-4721(07)00251-6

doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2007.09.002

Brachytherapy
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 304-310 , October 2007

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