Abdominal pillow for the sparing of small bowel in four-field conventional pelvic radiotherapy

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 643-648

  Saynak, Mert ^a,c   Kucucuk, S ^b   Aslay, I ^b  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gynecologic tumors; Patient positioning; Pelvic radiotherapy; Radiotherapy techniques; Small bowel toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE MOTILITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIS SURGERY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INJURY; SUPINE POSITION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MIDDLE AGED; PRONE POSITION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 56749144052     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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