Radiation therapy of mesothelioma: The Heidelberg experience and future aspects

Lung Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Zierhut, Dietmar ^a   Gutwein, Sybille ^a   Münter, Marc W ^b   Woger, Herrmann ^a   Debus, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Malignant mesothelioma; Quality of life; Thoracic radiation therapy; Three dimensional radiotherapy planning

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIENCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MESOTHELIOMA; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 3142779111     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2004.04.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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