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RADIATION INJURY OF THE ANORECTAL REGION
Author(s) -
Sandeman T. F.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1980.tb06660.x
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation injury , radiation therapy , external beam radiation , external beam radiotherapy , radiology , general surgery , surgery , brachytherapy
The mechanisms of radiation damage to the lower bowel are reviewed. Acute, chronic and late sequelae are described. Considering the number of pelvic malignancies treated primarily by intracavitary and external beam radiotherapy, serious morbidity is comparatively rare. Technical factors leading to ill effects and the contribution of current and future trends in radiotherapeutic technique are briefly mentioned.