Probiotics for rectal volume variation during radiation therapy for prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 646-650

  Ki, Yongkan ^a   Kim, Wontaek ^a   Nam, Jiho ^a   Kim, Donghyun ^a   Lee, Juhye ^a   Park, Dahl ^a   Jeon, Hosang ^a   Ha, Honggu ^b   Kim, Taenam ^b   Kim, Dongwon ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONY FORMING UNITS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; METHODS AND MATERIALS; PROBIOTIC LACTOBACILLI; PROSTATE POSITION; RADICAL TREATMENT; REDUCTION EFFECTS; VOLUME VARIATION;

DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY; UROLOGY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOATING; BODY MOVEMENT; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL VOLUME; RECTUM; TOMOTHERAPY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL LOAD; GASES; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; ORGAN SIZE; PROBIOTICS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECTUM;

EID: 84886096459     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.07.038     Document Type: Article

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