The effect of constipation on rectal dosimetry following prostate brachytherapy

Medical Dosimetry - Tập 25 Số 4 - Trang 237-241 - 2000
Gregory S. Merrick1,2, Wayne M. Butler1, Anthony T. Dorsey1, Jenevie Dorsey1
1Schiffler Oncology Center, Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV, USA
2The George Washington University Medical Center, Division of Radiation Oncology & Biophysics, Washington, D.C., USA

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