Radical Radiotherapy and Salvage Cystectomy as the Primary Management of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder. Results Following the Introduction of a CT Planning Technique

The objective of this study was to review the results of our policy of primary radiotherapy (RT) and salvage cystectomy for transitional carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder in the light of changes in our radiotherapy planning procedure, in particular the introduction of CT planning. The case notes of 163...

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Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - mortality
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - radiotherapy
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