Advanced tracheal carcinoma - A therapeutic significance of HDR brachytherapy in palliative treatment

Neoplasma

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 313-318

  Skowronek, J ^a   Piotrowski, T ^b   Mlynarczyk W ^c   Ramlau, R ^b  

^a Greatpoland Cancer Center   (Poland)

^b Lung Hospital   (Poland)

^c POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

HDR brachytherapy; Palliative treatment; Radiotherapy; Tracheal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; POLAND; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TRACHEA CARCINOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 3142655768     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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