Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 181-187, Autumn 2007

Retrospective Dosimetric Comparison of Low-Dose-Rate and Pulsed-Dose-Rate Intracavitary Brachytherapy Using a Tandem and Mini-Ovoids

  • Firas Mourtada, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Firas Mourtada, Department of Radiation Physics, Unit 1220, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030.
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  • Kent A. Gifford, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Paula A. Berner, B.S., C.M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • John L. Horton, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Michael J. Price, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Ann A. Lawyer, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Patricia J. Eifel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Received 7 June 2006; accepted 14 December 2006.

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 This research was supported in part by Nucletron Corporation.

PII: S0958-3947(06)00180-4

doi:10.1016/j.meddos.2006.12.001

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 181-187, Autumn 2007