Acute morbidity reduction using 3DCRT for prostate carcinoma: A randomized study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 727-734

  Koper, Peter C M ^a   Stroom, Joep C ^a   Van Putten, Wim L J ^a   Korevaar, Gert A ^a   Heijmen, Ben J M ^a   Wijnmaalen, Arendjan ^a   Jansen, Peter P ^a   Hanssens, Patrick E J ^a   Griep, Cornelis ^a   Krol, Augustinus D G ^a   Samson, Michael J ^a   Levendag, Peter C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute morbidity; Prostate carcinoma; Randomized study; Volume analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION INJURY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

COLON, SIGMOID; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTUM; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

EID: 0033039065     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00406-4     Document Type: Article

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