Carcinoma of the uterine cervix. II. Lack of impact of prolongation of overall treatment time on morbidity of radiation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-11

  Perez, Carlos A ^a,b   Grigsby, Perry W ^a   Castro Vita, Hernan ^a   Lockett, Mary Ann ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Radiation Oncology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma of uterine cervix; Morbidity of therapy; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RADIATION DOSE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0030045403     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)00169-7     Document Type: Article

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