International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 485-489 , 1 February 2010

Effects of Bladder Distension on Organs at Risk in 3D Image-Based Planning of Intracavitary Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer

Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), Boston, MA, September 21–25, 2008.

  • Robert Y. Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Robert Y. Kim, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1824 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35249-6832. Tel: (205) 975-0222; Fax: (205) 975-0784
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  • Sui Shen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
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  • Hui-Yi Lin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Statistics Section of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
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  • Sharon A. Spencer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
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  • Jennifer De Los Santos, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL

Received 7 October 2008 ,Revised 29 January 2009 ,Accepted 30 January 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00189-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.02.002

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 485-489 , 1 February 2010

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