Bowel injury associated with pelvic radiotherapy

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 399-407

  François, Agnès ^a   Milliat, Fabien ^a   Vozenin Brotons, Marie Catherine ^a  

^a UPRES EA 2710   (France)

Author keywords

Complications; Intestinal toxicity; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH HAZARDS; PATIENT MONITORING; SURGERY; TISSUE; TUMORS;

BOWEL INJURY; INTESTINAL MUCOSAL INJURY; PELVIC RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE INJURY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE WALL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW;

EID: 9644272820     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.04.140     Document Type: Article

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