Thermoradiotherapy is underutilized for the treatment of cancer

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-4

  Moros, Eduardo G ^a   Corry, Peter M ^a   Orton, Colin G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THERMORADIOTHERAPY;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; THERMOMETRY; THERMORADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 33845927034     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2404790     Document Type: Review

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