High dose rate intraluminal brachytherapy in the treatment of malignant airway obstructions

Neoplasma

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 148-153

  Petera, J ^a   Spasova I ^a   Neumanova R ^a   Skrickova J ^a   Salajka, F ^a   Hrazdirova A ^a   Kaplanova J ^a   Coupkova H ^a   Coupek P ^a   Kucera M ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Endobronchial malignant obstructions; Intraluminal HDR brachytherapy; Palliation; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COBALT TELETHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035011579     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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