Radiation therapy in old patients. Side effects and results of radiation therapy in old patients;Strahlentherapie des alten patienten. Vertraglichkeit und ergebnisse der strahlentherapie alterer personen

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 119-127

  Geinitz, Hans ^a   Zimmermann, Frank Bodo ^a   Molls, Michael ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Age depending; Elderly; Radiation therapy; Review

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; GLIOMA; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; RECTUM CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOTHERAPY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW;

AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033017556     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02742345     Document Type: Article

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