Accelerated radiation therapy for primary lymphoma of the brain

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-195

  Laperriere, Normand J ^a   Shun Wong, C ^a   Milosevic, Michael F ^a   Whitton, Anthony C ^b   Wells, Woodrow A ^a   Patterson, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerated fractionation; Primary non Hodgkin's lymphoma of the brain; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION NECROSIS; RETINOPATHY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0344269309     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00235-1     Document Type: Article

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