Localized volume effects for late rectal and anal toxicity after radiotherapy for prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1151-1161

  Peeters, Stephanie T H ^a   Lebesque, Joos V ^a   Heemsbergen, Wilma D ^a   Van Putten, Wim L J ^b   Slot, Annerie ^c   Dielwart, Michel F H ^d   Koper, Peter C M ^b  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Radiotherapeutic Institute Friesland   (Netherlands)

^d Zeeuws Radiotherapeutic Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dose volume histograms; Prostate cancer; Radiotherapy; Toxicity; Volume effects

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

DOSE-VOLUME HISTOGRAMS; PROSTATE CANCER; VOLUME EFFECTS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

STEROID;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; AGED; ANUS INJURY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSTATE CANCER; RANDOMIZATION; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEROID THERAPY; TENESMUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 33644516600     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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