Theoretical and practical uses of elective systemic (Half-Body) irradiation after 20 years of experimental designs

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 907-913

  Salazar, Omar M ^a   Scarantino, Charles W ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rex Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Elective systemic treatment; Half body irradiation; Radiation treatment schedules; Unconventional fractionation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEMIBODY IRRADIATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030686440     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00457-4     Document Type: Article

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