Open AccessDosimetric comparison of vaginal vault ovoid brachytherapy versus intensity-modulated radiation therapy plans in postoperative patients of cervical carcinoma following whole pelvic radiotherapy
Author(s) -
Divya Khosla,
Firuza D. Patel,
Arun S. Oinam,
Tomar Parsee,
Suresh C. Sharma
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.131449
Subject(s) - brachytherapy , medicine , ovoid , radiation therapy , nuclear medicine , vaginal vault , cervical carcinoma , cervical cancer , carcinoma , radiology , hysterectomy , cancer , geometry , mathematics
Dosimetric study to compare high dose rate (HDR) vaginal vault ovoid brachytherapy plan versus intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) boost plan for doses delivered to target volume and organs at risk (OAR) in postoperative patients of cervical carcinoma following whole pelvic radiotherapy (WPRT).