Journal article
Patient preference for high or low dose rate brachytherapy in carcinoma of the cervix
Abstract
High and low dose rate are two competing methods of brachytherapy. Existing data do not support choosing one method over the other for treating carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Arguments include clinical efficacy, monetary cost, radiation safety, and patient preference. There are no published data on patient preference. We developed a questionnaire to elicit patient preference and to measure its strength. Subjects received descriptions of both …
Authors
Wright J; Jones G; Whelan T; Lukka H
Journal
Radiotherapy and Oncology, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 187–194
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 1994
DOI
10.1016/0167-8140(94)90353-0
ISSN
0167-8140