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Treatment planning for intracavitary treatments

based on clinical examination and X-ray images

Brachytherapy characteristics :

high dose gradient (10 % per mm)

many difficulties in expressing the dose in IC BT

Historically :

• Paris method and Stockholm system : mgh radium implant

• Manchester system : fixed distances related to anatomy

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and applicator reference points : A and B