Radiation dose monitoring in a lung cancer patient with a pacemaker - A case report

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 875-877

  Mitra, D ^a   Ghosh, K ^a   Gupta, P ^a   Jayanti, J ^a   Dev, A ^a   Sur, P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Non small cell carcinoma lung; Pacemaker; Radiotherapy; Superior vena caval syndrome

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARDIOLOGIST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION MONITORING; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250651680     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.32372     Document Type: Article

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