Contemporary brachytherapy approaches in non-small-cell lung cancer

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 258-264

  Hilaris, Basil S ^a   Mastoras, Dina A ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Endobronchial; High dose rate; Intraoperative; Low dose rate; Non small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032438575     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9098(199812)69:4<258::AID-JSO11>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Review

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