Intraoperative radiotherapy: The debate continues

Lancet Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 339-340

  Vaidya, Jayant S ^a   Tobias, Jeffrey ^a   Baum, Michael ^a   Keshtgar, Mohammed ^a   Houghton, Joan ^a   Wenz, Frederik ^a   Corica, Tammy ^b   Joseph, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOSURGERY; RECTUM CANCER; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 2542438790     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(04)01488-3     Document Type: Letter

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