Radiation Fields of Neoadjuvant Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer: In Regard to Yu et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008;71:1175-1180)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 639-

  Chien, Chun Ru ^a,b   Chen, Shang Wen ^a,b   Chen, William Tzu Liang ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; FOLLOW UP; LETTER; LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RECTUM CANCER;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 58149345035     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.09.033     Document Type: Letter

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