Radiotherapy in addition to radical surgery in rectal cancer: Evidence for a dose-response effect favoring preoperative treatment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 281-287

  Glimelius, Bengt ^a,b   Isacsson, Ulf ^a   Jung, Bo ^a   Påhlman, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Linear quadratic time; Postoperative; Preoperative; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CANCER;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030991776     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00510-X     Document Type: Article

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