Results of Preoperative High-dose-rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Resectable Rectal Cancer

Nippon Acta Radiologica

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 503-508

  Kamikonya, Norihiko ^a   Izumi, Masayuki ^a   Tusboi, Keita ^a   Nogi, Kyoko ^a   Miyamoto, Yoshiya ^a   Nakao, Norio ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; High dose rate; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM TUMOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442654403     PISSN: 00480428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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