The palliation of brain metastases: Final results of the first two studies by the radiation therapy oncology group

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1980, Pages 1-9

  Borgelt, Bruce ^a   Gelber, Richard ^b   Kramer, Simon ^a   Brady, Luther W ^c   Chang, Chu H ^d   Davis, Lawrence W ^a   Perez, Carlos A ^e   Hendrickson, Frank R ^f  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Palliation; Prognostic factors; Radiation therapy; RTOG

Indexed keywords

CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM METASTASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY;

AMBULATORY CARE; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0018826043     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(80)90195-9     Document Type: Article

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