A pilot study to assess the feasibility of prior scalp cooling with palliative whole brain radiotherapy

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 73, Issue 869, 2000, Pages 514-516

  Shah, N ^a   Groom, N ^a   Jackson, S ^a   Sibtain, A ^a   Hoskin, P ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SCALP COOLING;

EID: 0034066310     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.73.869.10884748     Document Type: Article

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