Learning curve in the application of a hydrogel spacer to protect the rectal wall during radiotherapy of localized prostate cancer

Urology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 963-968

  Pinkawa, Michael ^a   Klotz, Jens ^a   Djukic, Victoria ^a   Schubert, Carolin ^a   Escobar Corral, Nuria ^a   Caffaro, Mariana ^a   Piroth, Marc D ^a   Holy, Richard ^a   Eble, Michael J ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RECTUM; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; HYDROGEL; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RECTUM;

EID: 84884918397     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.07.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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