Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 138-143 , July 2006

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Gynecologic Cancers: Pitfalls, Hazards, and Cautions To Be Considered

  • Marcus E. Randall, MD, FACR

      Affiliations

    • Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center and Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Marcus E. Randall, MD, FACR, Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Boulevard, Greenville, NC 27834.
    • ,
  • Geoffrey S. Ibbott, PhD, FACR, FAAPM

      Affiliations

    • Radiological Physics Center, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

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PII: S1053-4296(06)00003-8

doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2006.02.002

Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 138-143 , July 2006

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