Conformal irradiation of the prostate: Estimating long-term rectal bleeding risk using dose-volume histograms

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 721-730

  Hartford, Alan C ^a   Niemierko, Andrzej ^a   Adams, Judith A ^a   Urie, Marcia M ^b   Shipley, William U ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformal irradiation; Dose volume histograms; Long term rectal bleeding risk; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM;

EID: 0030272327     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00366-5     Document Type: Article

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