Toxicity and dosimetry of fractionated total body irradiation prior to allogeneic bone marrow transplantation using a straightforward radiotherapy technique

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 379-383

  Gerrard, G E ^a   Vail, A ^b   Taylor, R E ^a   Pitchford, W G ^a   Gilson, D ^a   Povall, J M ^a   Morgan, A M ^a  

^a Northern and Yorkshire Clinical Trials and Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Dosimetry; Morbidity; Technique; Total body irradiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 0032424481     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(98)80034-4     Document Type: Article

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