Toxicity of pelvic radiation therapy Journal Article
| Author: | Minsky, B. D. |
| Article Title: | Toxicity of pelvic radiation therapy |
| Abstract: | Although there are significant benefits of pelvic radiation therapy, there are associated short-term (acute) and long-term (chronic) toxicities. They are a function of the volume of the radiation field, the overall treatment time, the fraction size, the radiation energy, the total dose, and the technique used. A variety of simple planning and delivery techniques to decrease the toxicity are available and they should be routinely used in the treatment of rectal cancer. Copyright © 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company. |
| Keywords: | clinical trial; review; fluorouracil; diarrhea; treatment planning; cancer radiotherapy; radiation dose; blood toxicity; gastrointestinal toxicity; sexual dysfunction; radiation dose fractionation; folinic acid; urogenital tract disease; rectum cancer; radiation field; radiation sickness; dysuria; levamisole; phenazopyridine; human; anus sphincter disorder |
| Journal Title: | Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 1043-1489 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2001-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 246 |
| End Page: | 251 |
| Language: | English |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 21 May 2015 -- Source: Scopus |
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