A phase II trial testing the thermal dose parameter CEM43°T90 as a predictor of response in soft tissue sarcomas treated with pre-operative thermoradiotherapy

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 283-290

  Maguire, P D ^a   Samulski, T V ^a   Prosnitz, L R ^a   Jones, E L ^a   Rosner, G L ^a   Powers, B ^a   Layfields, L W ^a   Brizel, D M ^a   Scully, S P ^a   Harrelson, J M ^a   Dewhirst, M W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complete response; Hyperthermia; Metastasis; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; METASTASIS; PARAMETER; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETRY; TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034944237     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730110039449     Document Type: Article

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