Adjuvant radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer: A 15-year experience

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-37

  Dobelbower, Ralph R ^a   Merrick, Hollis W ^a   Khuder, Sadik ^a   Battle, Joyce A ^a   Herron, Lisa M ^a   Pawlicki, Todd ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraoperative radiation therapy; Pancreatic Cancer; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL TUMOR; PANCREAS RESECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030776407     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00125-9     Document Type: Article

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