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Interventional Radiation Therapy Techniques in Gynecology

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Interventional Radiation Therapy

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Abstract

In intracavitary and interstitial treatment of gynecologic tumors, innumerable techniques have been devised, utilizing intracavitary or interstitial radium therapy, transvaginal therapy, external irradiation, or combinations thereof. The design of the applicators, the number and fractionation of the applications, and the dose rate (hourly in tensive) have been the main sources of variation in intracavitary radium techniques.

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  1. Hermann-Holthusen-Institut für Radiotherapie, Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Lohmühlenstr. 5, 2000, Hamburg 1, Germany

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Heilmann, HP. (1991). Interventional Radiation Therapy Techniques in Gynecology. In: Sauer, R. (eds) Interventional Radiation Therapy. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84163-7_35

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