Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for the treatment of anal cancer

Clinical Colorectal Cancer

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 716-719

  Lin, Alexander ^a,b   Ben Josef, Edgar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoradiation; Organ sparing; Tolerance; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANUS CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849076195     PISSN: 15330028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3816/CCC.2007.n.041     Document Type: Article

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