International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 1107-1112 , 1 August 2001

Late radiation effects to the rectum and bladder in gynecologic cancer patients: the comparison of LENT/SOMA and RTOG/EORTC late-effects scoring systems

  • Yavuz Anacak, M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr. Yavuz Anacak, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine 35100, Izmir, Turkey. Tel: +90-542-3123966; Fax: +90-232-3884294
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  • Deniz Yalman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Zeynep Özsaran, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Ayfer Haydaroğlu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

,Accepted 15 February 2001.

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☆ Presented at the Annual Meeting of the “Groupe European de Curiethérapie”—European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Zeist-Utrecht, The Netherlands, May 10–12, 1999.

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International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 1107-1112 , 1 August 2001

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