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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Correction of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for brachytherapy of locally advanced cervical cancer

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Pages 1073-1078 | Received 22 Apr 2014, Accepted 23 Jun 2014, Published online: 14 Jul 2014

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