Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for rectal carcinoma can reduce treatment breaks and emergency department visits

International Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Jabbour, Salma K ^a   Patel, Shyamal ^b   Herman, Joseph M ^c   Wild, Aaron ^c   Nagda, Suneel N ^d   Altoos, Taghrid ^d   Tunceroglu, Ahmet ^a   Azad, Nilofer ^c   Gearheart, Susan ^c   Moss, Rebecca A ^a   Poplin, Elizabeth ^a   Levinson, Lydia L ^e   Chandra, Ravi A ^c   Moore, Dirk F ^a   Chen, Chunxia ^a   Haffty, Bruce G ^a   Tuli, Richard ^f  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84866184279     PISSN: 20901402     EISSN: 20901410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/891067     Document Type: Article

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