Changes in bone mineral density of lumbar spine after pelvic radiotherapy.
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.
Chen
Helen H W
HH
Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
Lee
Bi Fang
BF
Guo
How Ran
HR
Su
Wei Ren
WR
Chiu
Nan Tsing
NT
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*