In regard to Dr. Vasanthan et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005;61:145-153) [1]

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 940-941

  Van Der Zee, Jacoba ^a   Van Rhoon, Gerard C ^a   Wust, Peter ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEATING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 20344374701     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.02.051     Document Type: Letter

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