The effect of nonmalignant systemic disease on tolerance to radiation therapy

Oncologist

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-143

  Chon, Brian H ^a   Loeffler, Jay S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen vascular disease; Diabetes; Hypertension; Inflammatory bowel disease; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

COLLAGEN DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036231869     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.7-2-136     Document Type: Article

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