Concomitant boost radiation therapy for inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer: Preliminary report of a prospective randomized study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 413-418

  Sun, Li Min ^a   Leung, Stephen Wan ^a   Wang, Chong Jong ^a   Chen, Hui Chun ^a   Fang, Fu Min ^a   Huang, Eng Yen ^a   Hsu, Hsuan Chih ^a   Yeh, Shih An ^a   Hsiung, Ching Yeh ^a   Huang, David T ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Radiation Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Concomitant boost; Non small cell lung cancer; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION SICKNESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0034192287     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00429-6     Document Type: Article

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