High dose rate brachytherapy for the local control of endobronchial carcinoma following external irradiation

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 354-358

  Hernandez, Paul ^a,b   Gursahaney, Ashvini ^a   Roman, Ted ^a   Schwartzman, Kevin ^a   Donath, David ^a   Cosio, Manuel G ^a   Levy, Robert D ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; External irradiation; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; SYMPTOM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029875206     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.4.354     Document Type: Article

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