Dosimetric factors predicting severe radiation-induced bowel complications in patients with cervical cancer: Combined effect of external parametrial dose and cumulative rectal dose

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-108

  Huang, Eng Yen ^a   Wang, Chong Jong ^a   Hsu, Hsuan Chih ^a   Hao Lin, ^a   Chen, Hui Chun ^a   Sun, Li Min ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cumulative rectal dose; Enterocolitis; Parametrial dose; Proctitis; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; ENTEROCOLITIS; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARAMETER; PELVIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 4744376506     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.06.043     Document Type: Article

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