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Where are we with fractionation schedules and prescriptions in high-dose-rate 3D planning vaginal cuff brachytherapy?

Angeles Rovirosa
1, 2, 3
,
Faegheh Noorian
1, 2
,
Sofia Cordoba
4
,
Francesc León
2
,
Valentina Lancellotta
5
,
Luca Tagliaferri
5
,
Antonio Herrreros
1, 2

  1. Fonaments Clinics Department, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  2. Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
  3. Gynecological Cancer Unit, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  4. Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain
  5. U.O.C. Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma, Italy
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2024; 16, 5
Online publish date: 2024/10/16
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