Immediate side effects of large fraction radiotherapy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 96-99

  Devereux, S ^a   Hatton, M Q F ^a   Macbeth, F R ^a  

^a BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute side effects; Bronchial carcinoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RIGOR; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0030969025     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(05)80447-9     Document Type: Article

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