Irradiation of the scrotum: What some men need MOST: The manual orchid shielding technique

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 254-256

  Harris, S J ^a   Buchanan, R B ^a  

^a ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gonadal irradiation; Male fertility; Testicular shielding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SHIELD; SCROTUM; TESTIS; TESTIS TUMOR;

EID: 0029831961     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(05)80665-X     Document Type: Article

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