Radiation-associated morbidity in patients undergoing small-field external beam irradiation for prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-262

  Beard, Clair J ^a   Lamb, Carolyn ^a   Buswell, Lori ^a   Schneider, Lindsey ^a   Propert, Kathleen J ^a   Gladstone, David ^a   D'Amico, Anthony ^a   Kaplan, Irving ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Prostate cancer; Small field irradiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; RADIATION FIELD; RECTUM DISEASE;

EID: 0032076088     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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