Intensity-modulated whole pelvic radiotherapy in women with gynecologic malignancies

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1330-1337

  Mundt, Arno J ^a   Lujan, Anthony E ^a   Rotmensch, Jacob ^a   Waggoner, Steven E ^a   Yamada, S Diane ^a   Fleming, Gini ^a   Roeske, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Endometrial cancer; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

GYNECOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; TISSUE; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

GYNECOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES; PLANNING TARGET VOLUME (PTV);

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036534567     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)02785-7     Document Type: Article

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