Impact of radiation source activity on short- and long-term outcomes of cervical carcinoma patients treated with high-dose-rate brachytherapy: A retrospective cohort study.

CONCLUSIONS: LR is clinically non-inferior or partially superior to HR for CC treatment using HDR, which dispels concerns of potentially undermined patient outcomes when source replacement is delayed. PMID: 32933759 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Gynecologic Oncology - September 11, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Li C, Li X, You J, Liang B, Su X, Huang Y, Chen Y, Hu Q, Deng J, Wang H, Pu Y, Liu H, Ma Y, Wang W, Wu H, Zhang Y Tags: Gynecol Oncol Source Type: research