Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

Automated EQD2 reporting for cervical cancer high-dose-rate brachytherapy using a standalone ESAPI-based application

Bojan Pavičar 1, 2
,
Dejan Kukić 3
,
Andrej Milosavljević 2
,
Brankica Kreća Sovilj 2
,
Petar Janjić 2, 4
,
Milomir Milaković 2
,
Mihajlo Tovilović 2, 5
,
Dražan Jaroš 2, 4
,
Branko Predojević 5

  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia


  2. Center for Radiotherapy, International Medical Centers, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina


  3. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina


  4. Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina


  5. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina






J Contemp Brachytherapy



DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2026.162294
Data publikacji online: 2026/06/08
Article files
Automated EQD2.pdf Automated EQD2 - supplementary.pdf

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