Short-course palliative radiotherapy for airway stenosis in non-small cell lung cancer

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 284-288

  Nihei, K ^a   Ishikura, S ^a   Kawashima, M ^a   Ogino, T ^a   Ito, Y ^b   Ikeda, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway stenosis; Non small cell lung cancer; Palliative therapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHUS STENOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SURVIVAL TIME; TOXICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036808799     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101470200041     Document Type: Article

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