The prediction of late rectal complications in patients treated with high dose-rate brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 989-993

  Clark, Brenda G ^a,c   Souhami, Luis ^a   Roman, Ted N ^a   Chappell, Rick ^b   Evans, Michael D C ^a   Fowler, Jack F ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Carcinoma of the cervix; Complications; Concurrent radiochemotherapy; High dose rate brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030794504     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00074-6     Document Type: Article

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