Curative radiation therapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: brachytherapy is NOT optional.

Curative Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: Brachytherapy Is NOT Optional Kari Tanderup, PhD,*,y Patricia J. Eifel, MD,z Catheryn M. Yashar, MD,x Richard Pötter, MD,k and Perry W. Grigsby, MD* *Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; yDepartment of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; zDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; xDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; and kDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center and Christian Doppler Laboratory for Medical Radiation Research for Radiation Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria