Open AccessImplications of bladder volume on target coverage and dose to critical structures during high dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer: A dosimetric study
Author(s) -
Rahil B Patel,
Janaki Manur Gururajachar,
T.G. Revathy
Publication year - 2019
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/jcrt.jcrt_253_19
Subject(s) - medicine , nuclear medicine , brachytherapy , cervical cancer , rectum , distension , bladder cancer , radiation therapy , urology , radiology , cancer , surgery
The distension of the bladder during intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) affects the applicator position and in turn the dose to tumour and normal structures.