Prophylactic cranial irradiation for preventing brain metastases in patients undergoing radical treatment for non-small cell lung cancer

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Volumn 2010, Issue 9, 2005, Pages

  Patel, Nita ^a   Lester, Jason F ^b   Coles, Bernadette ^c   Macbeth, Fergus ^d  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34047179510     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005221     Document Type: Review

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