High dose rate brachytherapy for carcinoma of the oral tongue
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- 作者：Leung ; To-Wai ; Wong ; Victy Y. W. ; Wong ; Chow-Ming ; Tung ; Stewart Y. ; Lui ; Collin M. M. ; Leung ; Lap-Chi ; et. al.
- 关键词：High dose rate ; Brachytherapy ; Interstitial implant ; Tongue cancer ; Geometry index
- 刊名：International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
- 出版年：1997
- 出版时间：December 1, 1997
- 年：1997
- 卷：39
- 期：5
- 页码：1113-1120
- 全文大小：895 K
文摘
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of treating early-staged tongue cancer with high dose rate (HDR) remote afterloading technique. Furthermore, a new figure of merit, the Geometry Index (GI), is introduced to quantify the quality of the implants.