Local determinants of response to endobronchial high-dose rate brachytherapy in bronchogenic carcinoma

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 946-953

  Ofiara, Linda ^a   Roman, Ted ^a   Schwartzman, Kevin ^a   Levy, Robert D ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Bronchogenic carcinoma; Lung cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHUS CANCER; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; LUNG CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0030764762     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.4.946     Document Type: Article

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