High-dose rate brachytherapy of bronchial cancer: Treatment optimization using three schemes of therapy

Oncologist

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-214

  Muto, Paolo ^a   Ravo, Vincenzo ^a   Panelli, Giancarlo ^a   Liguori, Gaetano ^b   Fraioli, Gaetano ^c  

^a Casa di Cura Villa del Sole ^*  (Italy)

^b Ospedale Ascalesi   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchial cancer; Bronchoscopy; HDR Brachytherapy; Non small cell lung cancer; Radiotherapy; Scheme of therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHUS CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033938042     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.5-3-209     Document Type: Article

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