Low dose palliative radiotherapy in low grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-51

  Sawyer, Elinor J ^a   Timothy, Adrian R ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Low dose radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, LOW-GRADE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031051968     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(96)01854-3     Document Type: Article

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