Dose escalation in localized prostate cancer: Make no assumptions

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 635-636

  Zietman, Anthony L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM THERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR BIOPSY;

BIOPSY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036837522     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)02978-4     Document Type: Editorial

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