A comparison of tandem ring and tandem ovoid treatment as a curative brachytherapy component for cervical cancer

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Gürsel Ş. B., Serarslan A., Meydan A. D., ÖZBEK OKUMUŞ N., Yasayacak T.

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY BRACHYTHERAPY, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.111-117, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5114/jcb.2020.94308
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY BRACHYTHERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.111-117
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: brachytherapy, ring, ovoid, three-dimensional planning, high-risk clinical target volume, GUIDED ADAPTIVE BRACHYTHERAPY, INTRACAVITARY, RECOMMENDATIONS, VOLUME, RADIOCHEMOTHERAPY, APPLICATOR, TERMS
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The standard treatment for locally advanced stage cervical cancer is definitive radiotherapy, the quality of which affects both survival and side effects. Brachytherapy is a major component of definitive radiotherapy; it is administered using different techniques and applicators. The purpose of this study was to dosimetrically compare tandem ovoid (T-ovoid) and tandem ring (T-ring) brachytherapy treatments.