Results of therapeutic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 455-459

  Carmichael, James ^a,b   Crane, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Bunn, Paul A ^a,b   Glatstein, Eli ^a,b   Ihde, Daniel C ^a,b  

^a NAVAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Small cell lung cancer; Therapeutic cranial irradiation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; LOMUSTINE; METHOTREXATE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN METASTASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0024157009     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(88)90260-X     Document Type: Article

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