Fractionation sensitivity and equivalent doses. Commenting on the editorial by Glimelius [1]

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 395-396

  Courdi, Adel ^a  

^a CENTRE ANTOINE LACASSAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECTUM CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247271422     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860701261576     Document Type: Letter

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