A method for the prediction of late organ-at-risk toxicity after radiotherapy of the prostate using equivalent uniform dose

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 608-613

  Fleming, Cathy ^a,b   Kelly, Colin ^a   Thirion, Pierre ^a   Fitzpatrick, Kathryn ^a   Armstrong, John ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3D CRT; Equivalent uniform dose (EUD); Late bladder toxicity; Late rectal toxicity; Prostate

Indexed keywords

3D-CRT; EQUIVALENT UNIFORM DOSE (EUD); LATE BLADDER TOXICITY; PROSTATE; RECTAL TOXICITY;

DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY; TOXICITY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; CALCULATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EQUIVALENT UNIFORM DOSE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; ORGANS AT RISK; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY;

HUMANS; MALE; ORGANS AT RISK; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTUM; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 79955628217     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.1994     Document Type: Article

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