The effect of radiotherapy on the survival of non-small cell lung cancer patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 291-298

  Schaafsma, Joseph ^a   Coy, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Non small cell lung cancer; Radiotherapy; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TUMOR VOLUME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032076947     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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