Minimizing urinary bladder radiation dose during brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix using balloon inflation technique: In regard to Malaker et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005;61:257-266)

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Jul 1;62(3):944; author reply 944-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.03.016.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Brachytherapy / adverse effects
  • Brachytherapy / methods
  • Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Catheterization / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiation Injuries / prevention & control
  • Radiation Protection / methods
  • Radiography
  • Rectum / radiation effects
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Bladder / radiation effects
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / radiotherapy*