British Journal of Radiology (2003) 76, 719-725
© 2003 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/15634046
High dose rate 192Ir afterloading brachytherapy for cancer of the vagina
D M Kushner, MD1,
P A Fleming, MD2,
A W Kennedy, MD3,
D A Wilkinson, PhD2,
E Lee, MSc4 and
P A Saffle, RTT2
1 Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstertrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, H4/636 CSC, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-3236, 2 Department of Radiation Oncology and 3 Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic FoundationTaussig Cancer, Cleveland OH and 4 Division of Medical Physics, 21st Century Oncology, Ft Meyers, FL, USA

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Figure 1. Syed GYN3 template placed for the treatment of primary vaginal cancer with 192Ir afterloading high dose rate brachytherapy.
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Figure 2. Kaplan-Meier curves estimating progression-free and overall survival for the entire population of patients receiving high dose rate brachytherapy for vaginal cancer.
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