Curative treatment of Stage I non-small-cell lung cancer with carbon ion beams using a hypofractionated regimen

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 750-758

  Miyamoto, Tadaaki ^a,f   Baba, Masayuki ^a,f   Yamamoto, Naoyoshi ^b,f   Koto, Masashi ^c,f   Sugawara, Toshiyuki ^c,f   Yashiro, Tomoyasu ^d,f   Kadono, Kennoshuke ^e,f   Ezawa, Hidefumi ^a,f   Tsujii, Hirohiko ^a,f   Mizoe, Jun Etsu ^a,f   Yoshikawa, Kyosan ^a,f   Kandatsu, Susumu ^a,f   Fujisawa, Takehiko ^d,f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b SAKURA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e National Hospital Organization Kasumigaura Medical Center   (Japan)

^f Working Group is listed in the contributors section   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon ion beams; Heavy particles; Hypofraction; Non small cell lung cancer; Stage I

Indexed keywords

CARBON ION BEAMS; HEAVY PARTICLES; HYPOFRACTION; NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER;

CELLS; DATA PROCESSING; DOSIMETRY; ION BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY;

TUMORS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; ION THERAPY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOG RANK TEST; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL;

EID: 33846795982     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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