Impact on late toxicity of using transabdominal ultrasound for prostate cancer patients treated with intensity modulated radiotherapy

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 115-120

  Jani, Ashesh B ^a   Gratzle, John ^a   Muresan, Emil ^a   Martel, Mary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Organ motion; Prostate cancer; Toxicity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BEAM THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 13244277529     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460500400115     Document Type: Article

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