Prophylactic cranial irradiation for preventing brain metastases in patients undergoing radical treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer: A Cochrane Review

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 690-694

  Lester, Jason Francis ^a   MacBeth, Fergus R ^a   Coles, Bernadette ^a  

^a VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Non small cell lung cancer; Prophylactic cranial irradiation; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CELLS; IRRADIATION; TUMORS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER;

BRAIN;

BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKULL IRRADIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 25844512692     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.03.030     Document Type: Article

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