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ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2020

Dosimetric comparison of two different applicators and rectal retraction methods used in inverse optimization-based intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer.

Fatih Biltekin, Melis Gultekin, Melek Tugce Yilmaz, Ferah Yildiz

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Article in Journal of contemporary brachytherapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fatih BiltekinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Melis GultekinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Melek Tugce YilmazDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ferah YildizDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Hacettepe University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the dosimetric differences between two different applicators and rectal-retraction methods used in image-guided brachytherapy (IGBT) for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC). MATERIAL AND

methodsTen patients with LACC treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy and inverse optimization-based IGBT were included in this study. In each patient, at least one fraction of IGBT was performed using tandem-ovoids (TO) with vaginal gauze packing (VGP) or tandem-ring (TR) with rectal-retractor (RR). High-risk clinical target volume (CTV

resultsThere were no significant differences in D

conclusionsThe results showed that there were no statistically differences in D

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applicatorbrachytherapycervix cancerrectal retraction methods

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PMID32190068
PMCPMC7073337
OpenAlexW3007879078

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