Erectile function after permanent prostate brachytherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 893-902

  Merrick, Gregory S ^a,b   Butler, Wayne M ^a   Galbreath, Robert W ^a,c   Stipetich, Robin L ^a   Abel, Laurie J ^a   Lief, Jonathan H ^a,c  

^a WHEELING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Erectile function; Prostate; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DOSIMETRY; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY;

ERECTILE FUNCTION;

ONCOLOGY;

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGAN SIZE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOBACCO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037086327     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)02675-X     Document Type: Article

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