Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

Dosimetric impact of intrarectal gas removal by Foley catheter on image-guided adaptive brachytherapy in cervical cancer patients

Sansanee Kongkum 1
,
Ploy Dangsamak 1
,
Pitchayut Nakkrasae 1
,
Tissana Prasartseree 1
,
Wiwatchai Sittiwong 1
,
Wajana Thaweerat 1
,
Pittaya Dankulchai 1

  1. Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

J Contemp Brachytherapy 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2026.164563
Data publikacji online: 2026/09/21
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