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.
Fund:Project of Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province (20090458);Project of Health and Famliy Planning Commission of Jilin Province (2014ZC054);Bethune Special Research of Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province (20160101079JC);Horizontal Project of Jilin University (2015373)
Zhang Ning,Cheng Guanghui. Recent advances of intracavitary/interstitial brachytherapy in cervical cancer[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2016, 25(8): 895-901.
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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