The location of the prostatic apex on retrograde urethrography and its relationship to the bottom of the ischial tuberosities

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 479-483

  Paulino, Arnold C ^a,b,c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VA Hospital   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Prostate cancer; Radiotherapy; Retrograde urethrography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RADIATION FIELD; SIMULATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URETHROGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIATRIZOATE; DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPINE POSITION; URETHRA; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 0030818108     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199710000-00009     Document Type: Article

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