A feasibility study of accelerated fractionation in radiotherapy of carcinoma of the urinary bladder

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 537-542

  Moonen, Luc ^a   Van Der Voet, Hans ^a   Horenblas, Simon ^a   Bartelink, Harry ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accelerated fractionation; Bladder cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BLADDER INJURY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION SICKNESS;

EID: 0030991155     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00541-X     Document Type: Article

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