A short fractionation radiotherapy treatment for poor prognosis patients with high grade glioma

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-24

  Ford, J M ^a,c   Stenning, S P ^b   Boote, D J ^a   Counsell, R ^a   Falk, S J ^a   Flavin, A ^a   Laurence, V M ^a   Bleehen, N M ^a  

^a MRC CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

High grade glioma; Palliation; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

EID: 0030906151     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(97)80053-2     Document Type: Article

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