Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 357-360 , June 2008

Reirradiation, surgery and IORT for recurrent rectal cancer in previously irradiated patients

  • Maarten Vermaas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, andErasmus MC -- Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Joost J.M.E. Nuyttens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC – Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Floris T.J. Ferenschild

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, andErasmus MC -- Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Cornelis Verhoef

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, andErasmus MC -- Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Alexander M.M. Eggermont

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, andErasmus MC -- Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Johannes H.W. de Wilt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, andErasmus MC -- Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Johannes H.W. de Wilt, Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC – Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, P.O. Box 5201, 3008 AE Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Received 5 November 2007 ,Revised 21 February 2008 ,Accepted 25 February 2008.

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PII: S0167-8140(08)00133-3

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.02.021

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 357-360 , June 2008

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