International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 290-296 , 1 June 2002

Urodynamic changes at 18 months post-therapy in patients treated with external beam radiotherapy for prostate carcinoma

Presented as an oral presentation at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, San Francisco, Nov. 4–8, 2001.

  • Richard Choo, M.D. (F.R.C.P.C., F.A.C.R.)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr. Richard Choo, Department of Radiation Oncology, Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, USA M4N 3M5. Tel: (416) 480-6165; Fax: (416) 480-6002
    • Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Viet Do, M.B.B.S. (F.R.A.N.Z.C.R.)

      Affiliations

    • Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Sender Herschorn, M.D. (F.R.C.S.C.)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Gerrit DeBoer, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Cyril Danjoux, M.D. (F.R.C.P.C.)

      Affiliations

    • Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Gerard Morton, M.D. (F.R.C.P.C.)

      Affiliations

    • Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Chun Hung Cheng (M.R.T. (T))

      Affiliations

    • Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Inna Barak (C.C.R.A.)

      Affiliations

    • Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • John Preiner, M.D. (F.R.S.C.S.)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Received 25 September 2001 ,Revised 14 January 2002 ,Accepted 16 January 2002.

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International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 290-296 , 1 June 2002

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