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Pathology of Radiation Effects on Healthy Tissues in the Pelvis

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Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences

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This chapter will review short- and long-term effects of radiation exposure to normal tissue on an organ-specific basis. Knowledge in this area has developed from findings in animal models and human tissues.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA

    Curtis Ray Hall MD

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  1. University of Chicago Medical School, NorthShore University Health System, Highland Park, Illinois, USA

    Eli Daniel Ehrenpreis

  2. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Highland Park, Illinois, USA

    R de W Marsh

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    William Small Jr.

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Hall, C. (2015). Pathology of Radiation Effects on Healthy Tissues in the Pelvis. In: Ehrenpreis, E., Marsh, R., Small Jr., W. (eds) Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2217-8_5

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