Intensity-modulated radiation therapy after hysterectomy: Comparison with conventional treatment and sensitivity of the normal-tissue–sparing effect to margin size

Anesa Ahamad1, Warren D’Souza2, Mohammad Salehpour2, Revathy Iyer3, Susan L. Tucker4, Anuja Jhingran1, Patricia J. Eifel1
1Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
2Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
3Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
4Department of Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

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