Design and development of an inflatable latex balloon to reduce rectal and bladder doses for patients undergoing high dose rate brachytherapy

Design and development of an inflatable latex balloon to reduce rectal and bladder doses for patients undergoing high dose rate brachytherapy

Multiple fractions of High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy along with external beam therapy is the common method of treatment for cancer of the uterine cervix. Urinary bladder and rectum are the organs at risk (OARs) that receive a significant dose during treatment. To reduce the dose to these organs,...

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Main Authors: Raghukumar P, Nair Raghu Ram, Aprem Abi, Bhasi Saju, Sisupal Suja, Padmanbhan V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
Subjects:
High dose rate brachytherapy
latex balloon packing
uterine cervix
Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2009;volume=34;issue=1;spage=48;epage=51;aulast=Raghukumar

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