Interim report of toxicity from 3D conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) for prostate cancer on 3DOG/RTOG 9406, level III (79.2 Gy)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1036-1046

  Ryu, Janice K ^a,h   Winter, Kathryn ^b   Michalski, Jeff M ^c   Purdy, James A ^c   Markoe, Arnold M ^d   Earle, John D ^a   Perez, Carlos A ^c   Roach III, Mack ^e   Sandler, Howard M ^f   Pollack, Alan ^g   Cox, James D ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3D conformal radiation therapy; Prostate cancer; Radiation toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DOSIMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

DOSE ESCALATION;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MORBIDITY; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMINAL VESICLE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037111436     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)03006-7     Document Type: Article

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