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Sphincter-preserving radiation therapy for rectal cancer: a simulation study using three-dimensional computerized technology
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Gervaz, Pascal
Lavertu, S
Kazemba, B
Pemberton, J H
Haddock, M G
Gunderson, L L
Published in Colorectal Disease. 2006, vol. 8, no. 7, p. 570-4
Abstract The acquisition of detailed computerized tomography (CT) imaging at the time of simulation, along with three-dimensional (3D) treatment planning software has been integrated with radiation delivery hardware to create the modality known as 3D conformal radiotherapy (3DXRT). This approach provides, in theory, a means to selectively subtract the anal sphincter from the high-dose field of irradiation in patients with stage II and III adenocarcinomas of the mid-rectum scheduled for low anterior resection (LAR).
Keywords Anal Canal/radiation effects — Computer Simulation — Humans — Radiotherapy Dosage — Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted — Radiotherapy, Conformal/methods — Rectal Neoplasms/pathology/radionuclide imaging/radiotherapy/therapy — Rectum/surgery — Tomography, Emission-Computed/methods
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PMID: 16919108
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie
Research group Chirurgie viscérale (104)
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(ISO format) 		GERVAZ, Pascal et al. Sphincter-preserving radiation therapy for rectal cancer: a simulation study using three-dimensional computerized technology. In: Colorectal Disease, 2006, vol. 8, n° 7, p. 570-4. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:36810

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