Predicting late effects of pelvic radiotherapy: Is there a better approach?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1163-1170

  Wedlake, Linda J ^a   Thomas, Karen ^a   Lalji, Amyn ^a   Blake, Peter ^a   Khoo, Vincent S ^a   Tait, Diana ^a   Andreyev, H Jervoise N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cumulative; Gastrointestinal; Late consequential effects; Normal tissue toxicity; Pelvic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE; GASTROINTESTINAL; LATE CONSEQUENTIAL EFFECTS; NORMAL-TISSUE TOXICITY; PELVIC RADIOTHERAPY;

FORECASTING; TOXICITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINARY TRACT CANCER; ACUTE DISEASE; BODY MASS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PELVIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SMOKING; TIME; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BODY MASS INDEX; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; ROC CURVE; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

EID: 77958476843     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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