Radiation therapy alone in the treatment of tumours of the trachea

Lung Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-174

  Makarewicz, Roman ^a   Mross, Mariusz ^a  

^a Regional Cancer Center   (Poland)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Radiotherapy; Tracheal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYMPTOM; TRACHEA CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRACHEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031847968     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5002(98)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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