Reproducible rat model for comparing late rectal toxicity from different brachytherapy techniques

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1155-1161

  White, Julia R ^a   Armour, Elwood P ^b   Armin, Ali Reza ^b   Dewitt, Colleen C ^b   Corry, Peter M ^b   Martinez, Alvaro ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Rat; Rectum; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RAT; RECTUM INJURY;

ANIMALS; BRACHYTHERAPY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030966444     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00102-8     Document Type: Article

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