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Dosimetric parameters that predict late rectal complications after curative radiotherapy in patients with uterine cervical carcinoma

  1. Tae Hyun Kim M.D.1,†,
  2. Jinho Choi M.Sc.2,†,
  3. Sung-Yong Park Ph.D.1,
  4. Seok-Ho Lee M.D.1,
  5. Kyu-Chan Lee M.D.2,
  6. Dae Sik Yang M.D.3,
  7. Kyung Hwan Shin M.D.1,
  8. Kwan Ho Cho M.D.1,
  9. Hyun-Sun Lim B.Sc.1,
  10. Joo-Young Kim M.D.1,‡,*

Article first published online: 2 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21292

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 104, Issue 6, pages 1304–1311, 15 September 2005

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Hyun Kim, T., Choi, J., Park, S.-Y., Lee, S.-H., Lee, K.-C., Yang, D. S., Shin, K. H., Cho, K. H., Lim, H.-S. and Kim, J.-Y. (2005), Dosimetric parameters that predict late rectal complications after curative radiotherapy in patients with uterine cervical carcinoma. Cancer, 104: 1304–1311. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21292

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  1. 1

    Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea

  2. 2

    Department of Radiation Oncology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Korea

  3. 3

    Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea

  1. †

    The first two authors contributed equally to this study.

  2. ‡

    Fax: (011) 82319200149

*Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, 809 Madu 1-dong, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 411-769, Republic of Korea

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 31 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 2 AUG 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 25 APR 2005
  4. Manuscript Revised: 16 APR 2005
  5. Manuscript Received: 18 FEB 2005

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