Chapter-22 Radiation Therapy in Cancer Cervix: Principles and Techniques
BOOK TITLE: Cervical Cancer: Contemporary Management
Author
1. M Dinesh
ISBN
9789350255827
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11500_22
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
12
Author Affiliations
1.
AIMS, Kochi, Kerala, India
Chapter keywords
Radiation therapy,
cancer cervix,
external beam radiation therapy,
brachytherapy,
Cobalt 60 radioactive isotope,
low dose rate brachytherapy system,
high dose rate brachytherapy system,
cisplatin,
lymph vascular invasion,
capillary lymph space invasion,
clinical target volume,
planned target volume,
Argon plasma coagulation,
sigmoidoscopy,
chemosensitizer,
intracavitary brachytherapy,
radium equivalent,
postradiation surgery,
adjuvant radiation therapy,
neoadjuvant chemotherapy,
gross target volume,
radiation induced enteritis,
mild urethritis,
cystitis,
urinary tract infection,
proctitis,
vaginal wall fibrosis