High-dose-rate intraluminal brachytherapy during preoperative chemoradiation for locally advanced rectal cancers

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 35, 2010, Pages 4436-4442

  Tunio, Mutahir Ali ^a   Rafi, Mansoor ^a   Hashmi, Altaf ^a   Mohsin, Rehan ^a   Qayyum, Abdul ^a   Hasan, Mujahid ^a   Sattar, Amjad ^a   Mubarak, Muhammad ^a  

^a SINDH INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

High dose rate; Intraluminal brachytherapy boost; Locally advanced rectal cancer; Preoperative chemoradiation

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77957570764     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i35.4436     Document Type: Article

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