Real-time tumor-tracking radiation therapy for lung carcinoma by the aid of insertion of a gold marker using bronchofiberscopy

Cancer

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1720-1727

  Harada, Toshiyuki ^a   Shirato, Hiroki ^a   Ogura, Shigeaki ^a   Oizumi, Satoshi ^a   Yamazaki, Koichi ^a   Shimizu, Shinichi ^a   Onimaru, Rikiya ^a   Miyasaka, Kazuo ^a   Nishimura, Masaharu ^a   Dosaka Akita, Hirotoshi ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchofiberscopy; Gold marker; Lung carcinoma; Real time tumor tracking; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; GOLD; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037108188     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10856     Document Type: Article

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