Potency probability following conformal megavoltage radiotherapy using conventional doses for localized prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 551-557

  Mantz, C A ^a   Song, P ^a   Farhangi, E ^a   Nautiyal, J ^a   Awan, A ^a   Ignacio, L ^a   Weichselbaum, R ^a   Vijayakumar, Srinivasan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Impotence; Prostate cancer; Prostatectomy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION SICKNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; PROBABILITY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030944404     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00555-X     Document Type: Article

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