Has 3-D conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT) improved the local tumour control for stage I non-small cell lung cancer?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-157

  Lagerwaard, Frank J ^a   Senan, Suresh ^a   Van Meerbeeck, Jan P ^a   Graveland, Wilfried J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional conformal radiotherapy; Non small cell lung carcinoma; Overall survival; Stage I

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRADIATION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036282791     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(02)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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