Gastro-intestinal and genito-urinary morbidity after 3D conformal radiotherapy of prostate cancer: Observations of a randomized trial

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Koper, Peter C ^a   Jansen, Peter ^a   Van Putten, Wim ^a   Van Os, Marjolein ^a   Wijnmaalen, Arend J ^a   Lebesque, Joos V ^b   Levendag, Peter C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Late morbidity; Prostate carcinoma; Randomized study

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; AGED; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZATION; RECTUM DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY URGENCY; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANUS DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

EID: 4644289999     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.07.020     Document Type: Article

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