International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 1066-1073 , 15 March 2007

Incidence of late rectal bleeding in high-dose conformal radiotherapy of prostate cancer using equivalent uniform dose–based and dose–volume–based normal tissue complication probability models

Presented in part at the 48th Annual American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Meeting (ASTRO), Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 5–9, 2006.

  • Matthias Söhn, Dipl. Phys.

      Affiliations

    • Section for Biomedical Physics, University Hospital for Radiation Oncology, Tübingen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Matthias Söhn, Dipl. Phys., Section for Biomedical Physics, University Hospital for Radiation Oncology, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Tel: (+49) 7071-2986061; Fax: (+49) 7071-295920
    • ,
  • Di Yan, D.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
    • ,
  • Jian Liang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
    • ,
  • Elisa Meldolesi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
    • ,
  • Carlos Vargas, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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  • Markus Alber, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Section for Biomedical Physics, University Hospital for Radiation Oncology, Tübingen, Germany

Received 6 September 2006 ,Revised 2 October 2006 ,Accepted 9 October 2006.

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 Supported in part by Deutsche Krebshilfe e.V. Grant No. 106280 and National Institutes of Health Grant No. RO1 CA091020.Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(06)03275-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.10.014

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 1066-1073 , 15 March 2007

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