The role of radiotherapy in cancer treatment: Estimating optimal utilization from a review of evidence-based clinical guidelines

Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1129-1137

  Delaney, Geoff ^a,b,d   Jacob, Susannah ^a   Featherstone, Carolyn ^a,c   Barton, Michael ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Evidence based; Radiotherapy utilization

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CANCER; BLOOD DISEASE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; COLON CANCER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GALLBLADDER CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CARCINOMA; MELANOMA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MYELOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STOMACH CANCER; TESTIS CANCER; THYROID CARCINOMA; TREATMENT PLANNING; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 24644441655     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21324     Document Type: Review

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