Radiotherapy in stage IIA and IIB testicular seminoma with reduced portals: A prospective multicenter study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 321-326

  Schmidberger, Heinz ^a   Bamberg, Michael ^a   Meisner, Christof ^b   Classen, Johannes ^a   Winkler, Cornelia ^a   Hartmann, Michael ^a   Templin, Rainer ^a   Wieghl, Thomas ^a   Dornoff, Wolfgang ^a   Ross, Dieter ^a   Thiel, Hans Joachim ^a   Martini, Carmen ^a   Haase, Wulf ^a  

^a Department of Radiotherapy ^*  (Germany)

^b Inst for Med Info Processing   (Germany)

Author keywords

Portals; Radiation effects; Radiotherapy; Seminoma; Side effects; Stage II; Testicular cancer; Testicular neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SEMINOMA;

EID: 0030770833     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00155-7     Document Type: Article

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