Palliative radiotherapy for lung cancer: Two versus five fractions

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 90-95

  Rees, G J G ^a   Devrell, C E ^a   Barley, V L ^a   Newman, H F V ^a  

^a BRISTOL HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Palliation; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030915454     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(05)80446-7     Document Type: Article

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