Reduction of small and large bowel irradiation using an optimized intensity-modulated pelvic radiotherapy technique in patients with prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 649-656

  Nutting, Christopher M ^a,b   Convery, David J ^a   Cosgrove, Vivian P ^a   Rowbottom, Carl ^a   Padhani, Anwar R ^a   Webb, Steve ^a   Dearnaley, David P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Optimization; Pelvic irradiation; Prostate cancer; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE; MALE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RECTUM; SMALL INTESTINE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BLADDER; COLON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INTESTINE, LARGE; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; PELVIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTUM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034306879     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00653-2     Document Type: Article

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