Association of prostate size with urinary morbidity following mixed conformal neutron and photon irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 871-875

  Forman, Jeffrey D ^a   Keole, Sameer ^a   Bolton, Sue ^a   Tekyi Mensah, Sam ^a  

^a Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformal radiation; Prostate size; Urinary morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUTRON RADIATION; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMINAL VESICLE; TECHNIQUE; TUMOR VOLUME; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0032695984     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00275-8     Document Type: Article

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