Abstract：To illustrate the kinds of applicator, indication, side effects, long term follow-up results, clinical experience and the latest developments of intracavitary/interstitial brachytherapy (IC/IS-BT),more than 50 research articles concerning IC/IS-BT about cervical cancer were reviewed.
Zhang Ning,Cheng Guanghui. Recent advances of intracavitary/interstitial brachytherapy in cervical cancer[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2016, 25(8): 895-901.
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