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¹ North Western Medical Physics, ² Department of Clinical Oncology and ³ Statistics Department, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester M20 4BX, UK

View larger version (145K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Anteroposterior radiograph showing the convention for assessing the height of the applicator within the pelvis.

View larger version (56K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Lateral radiographs showing the convention for (a) assessing anteversion (+) and (b) retroversion (-) of the applicator set.

View larger version (24K): [in a new window]   Figure 3. Distribution of applicators used in the two sets.

View larger version (18K): [in a new window]   Figure 4. Variation in applicator angulations.

View larger version (11K): [in a new window]   Figure 5. Ranges of dose calculated at the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) bladder reference point for patients in the control and morbidity sets in treatment groups 1 and 2.

View larger version (14K): [in a new window]   Figure 6. Ranges of dose at the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) bladder reference point for the different morbidity grades.