PET/CT imaging in response evaluation of SCLC patients

Lung Cancer

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-124

  Satoh, Hiroaki ^a   Ohtsuka, Morio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy; Chemotherapy; CT scan; Positron emission tomography; Response evaluation; Small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GEMCITABINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINORELVINE;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845942199     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2006.09.016     Document Type: Letter

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