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3/2024
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Dosimetric comparison between single-channel vaginal cylinder and free-hand interstitial needles in vaginal brachytherapy of gynecological cancers

Kaiqiang Chen
1
,
Yanhong Zhuo
2
,
Zirong Li
3
,
Penggang Bai
1
,
Jihong Chen
1
,
Yibin Lin
1
,
Jing Liu
1
,
Li Li
1
,
Yang Yang
1
,
Junping Pan
1
,
Yanwen Song
1
,
Tianming Wu
4
,
Xiuchun Zhang
1
,
Qin Xu
1

  1. Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Jinan District, Fujian Province Fuzhou, 350014 Fuzhou City, China
  2. Zhangzhou Municipal Hospital of Fujian Province and Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
  3. Longyan First Hospital, Xinluo District, 364000, Longyan City, China
  4. University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2024; 16, 3: 219–224
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2024.141169
Online publish date: 2024/06/28
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