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Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology Volume 7, 2015 - Issue 2
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Original Research

Cobalt-60 is a logical, economical and comparable alternative to Ir-192: analysis and institutional experience from western India

Upendra NandwanaRadiotherapy Department, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Medical College, Udaipur, RUHS, India
(Junior Resident) ,
Narendra RathoreRadiotherapy Department, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Medical College, Udaipur, RUHS, India
, MD(Radiation Oncology) (Assistant Professor) ,
Sunnia GuptaRadiotherapy Department, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Medical College, Udaipur, RUHS, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD(Radiation Oncology) (Senior Resident) ,
Arvind ShuklaRadiotherapy Department, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Medical College, Udaipur, RUHS, India
, DipRadiationPhysics (Senior Physicist) ,
Satish KumarRadiotherapy Department, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Medical College, Udaipur, RUHS, India
, MSc(Physics) (Medical Physicist) ,
Kiran IntodiaRadiotherapy Department, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Medical College, Udaipur, RUHS, India
, MD(Medicine) (Medical Officer) ,
Poonam Chand BanaRadiotherapy Department, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Medical College, Udaipur, RUHS, India
(Junior Resident) &
Abhay JainRadiotherapy Department, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Medical College, Udaipur, RUHS, India
(Junior Resident) show all
Pages 60-63 | Received 23 Dec 2014, Accepted 18 Mar 2015, Published online: 24 Aug 2015

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