Volume and dose parameters for survival of non-small cell lung cancer patients

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-29

  Martel, Mary Kaye ^a   Strawderman, Myla ^b   Hazuka, Mark B ^a   Turrisi, Andrew T ^a   Fraass, Benedick A ^a   Lichter, Allen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Local progression free survival; Non small cell lung cancer; Three dimensional treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0030744195     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00081-9     Document Type: Article

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