A special device (double-hole belly board) and optimal radiation technique to reduce testicular radiation exposure in radiotherapy of rectal cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 320-327

  Vorwerk, Hilke ^a   Hermann, Robert Michael ^a   Christiansen, Hans ^a   Liersch, Thorsten ^b   Hess, Clemens Friedrich ^a   Weiss, Elisabeth ^a,c  

^a Department of Radiation Oncology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction; Belly board; Computer tomography; Radiation therapy; Rectal cancer; Testicular damage; Treatment techniques

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECTUM CANCER; RISK REDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TECHNIQUE; TESTIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 34548489691     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.06.017     Document Type: Article

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