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Impact of MRI-based planning in transperineal interstitial brachytherapy for vaginal-involving tumors

Diana Guevara Barrera
1, 2
,
Silvia Rodríguez Villalba
2
,
Luis Suso-Martí
3
,
Enrique Sanchis-Sánchez
3
,
Jose Perez-Calatayud
2, 4
,
Francisco Blázquez Molina
2
,
Maria Jose Pérez-Calatayud
4
,
Manuel Santos Ortega
2

  1. Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Escuela de Doctorado, Ciutat Vella, Valencia, Spain
  2. Radiotherapy Department, Hospital Clínica Benidorm, Benidorm, Alicante, Spain
  3. Exercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
  4. Radiotherapy Department, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia, Spain
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2024; 16, 5: 335–343
Online publish date: 2024/10/30
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