Published March 1, 2010 | Version v1
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Radiation Dose-Volume Effects of the Urinary Bladder

Creators

  • 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States)
  • 2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (United States)
  • 3. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
  • 4. Department of Radiation Oncology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (United States)
  • 5. Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States)

Description

An in-depth overview of the normal-tissue radiation tolerance of the urinary bladder is presented. The most informative studies consider whole-organ irradiation. The data on partial-organ/nonuniform irradiation are suspect because the bladder motion is not accounted for, and many studies lack long enough follow-up data. Future studies are needed.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.02.090

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.02.090;
PII
S0360-3016(09)03285-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics
Journal Volume
76
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. S116-S122
ISSN
0360-3016
CODEN
IOBPD3

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41102593
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BLADDER; NONUNIFORM IRRADIATION; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION INJURIES; TOXICITY
Descriptors DEC
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BODY; DISEASES; DOSES; INJURIES; IRRADIATION; ORGANS; RADIATION EFFECTS; URINARY TRACT

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