Late rectal sequelae following definitive radiation therapy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix: A dosimetric analysis

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 351-358

  Roeske, John C ^a,b   Mundt, Arno J ^a   Halpern, Howard ^a   Sweeney, Patrick ^a   Sutton, Harold ^a   Powers, Claire ^a   Rotmensch, Jacob ^a   Waggoner, Steve ^a   Weichselbaum, Ralph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MC 1105 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix carcinoma; Radiation therapy; Rectal complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECTUM FISTULA; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM ULCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0030891352     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00490-7     Document Type: Article

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