title: Changes in bone mineral density of lumbar spine after pelvic radiotherapy.
abstract: Bone mineral densities (BMDs) of L2 to L5 were measured on 40 cervical cancer patients with radiotherapy and 40 matched controls. We found no significant difference in the BMDs between the two groups and no significant change in BMDs 1-7 years after the therapy in the patient group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Helen H W
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bi Fang
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: How Ran
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Wei Ren
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Nan Tsing
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D015519:Bone Density / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*