Renaissance of contact x-ray therapy for treating rectal cancer

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 483-492

  Gérard, Jean Pierre ^a   Myint, Arthur Sun ^b   Croce, Olivier ^c   Lindegaard, Jacob ^d   Jensen, Anie ^d   Myerson, Robert ^e   Hannoun Lévi, Jean Michel ^a   Marcie, Serge ^a  

^a CENTRE ANTOINE LACASSAGNE   (France)

^b CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

conservative treatment; contact radiotherapy; Papillon 50 ; rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENTS; DENMARK; DEPTH DOSE; DOSE RATE; LOCAL CONTROL; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORIGINAL DESIGN; PHILIPS; RADIATION DELIVERY; RECTAL ADENOCARCINOMA; RECTAL CANCER; VIEWING SYSTEMS;

RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS; VISUALIZATION;

DISEASES;

CAPECITABINE;

ACCURACY; CANCER CONTROL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MACHINE; MICROSURGERY; ONLINE MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CARCINOMA; REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X-RAY THERAPY;

EID: 79960082002     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.11.28     Document Type: Review

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