Protection of testes during radiation tr
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Marcie Serge; AndrΓ© Costa; Jean-LΓ©on Lagrange
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Article
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1995
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Elsevier Science
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English
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During therapeutic irradiation of subdiaphragmatic nodal areas, the gonads are exposed to radiation from the primary beam and scatter. Since young patients have a high probability of cure, limiting exposure to the gonads should be pursued. Primary shielding may be supplemented by additional shields