Silver clear nylon dressing is effective in preventing radiation-induced dermatitis in patients with lower gastrointestinal cancer: Results from a phase III study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Niazi, Tamim M ^a   Vuong, Te ^a   Azoulay, Laurant ^a   Marijnen, Corrie ^b   Bujko, Kryzstof ^c   Nasr, Elie ^d   Lambert, Christine ^e   Duclos, Marie ^e   Faria, Sergio ^e   David, Marc ^e   Cummings, Bernard ^f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^d SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^e MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-GROUP; AFTER-TREATMENT; ANAL CANAL; CANCER PATIENTS; CHEMORADIATION; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS; INTRACLASS CORRELATIONS; RADIATION TREATMENTS; RADIATION-INDUCED; RANDOMIZED TRIAL; RECTAL CANCER; SCORING SYSTEMS; SKIN CARE; STANDARD DEVIATION;

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASES; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; SILVER;

RADIOTHERAPY;

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C; NYLON; SILVER; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CANCER; ARTICLE; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DIGITAL IMAGING; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM CANCER; SCORING SYSTEM; SILVER CLEAR NYLON DRESSING; SKIN CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

AGED; ANUS NEOPLASMS; BANDAGES; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NYLONS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; SKIN CREAM; SULFADIAZINE;

EID: 84866847510     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.03.062     Document Type: Article

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