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Cervical cancer: TVD Brachy

1903 Radium: Empirical dose prescription.

Lack of:

1) knowledge about biological effects of radiation

on normal tissue and tumor.

2) Understanding about dose, dose distribution

and treatment duration.

Paris, Manchester and Stockholm systems.

1. Inconsistent and varied definitions

2. Inconsistent and varied scoring and reporting

systems

3. Volume was ignored