The role of prophylactic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer;Zur Frage der adjuvanten Ganzhirnbestrahlung beim kleinzelligen Bronchialkarzinom

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 172, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 553-558

  Kiricuta, I C ^a   Bohndorf, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; META ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CLINICAL TRIALS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 0029814198     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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