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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Clinical efficacy and toxicity of radio-chemotherapy and magnetic resonance imaging-guided brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer patients: A mono-institutional experience

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Pages 1558-1566 | Received 15 May 2015, Accepted 06 Jun 2015, Published online: 25 Sep 2015

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