Association of anorectal dose-volume histograms and impaired fecal continence after 3D conformal radiotherapy for carcinoma of the prostate

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-214

  Vordermark, Dirk ^a   Schwab, Michael ^a   Ness Dourdoumas, Rhea ^a   Sailer, Marco ^a   Flentje, Michael ^a   Koelbl, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinoma of the prostate; Dose volume histogram; Fecal incontinence; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOXICITY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0344441002     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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