A feasibility study of image-guided hypofractionated conformal arc therapy for inoperable patients with localized non-small cell lung cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 252-256

  Bral, Samuel ^a   Van Parijs, Hilde ^a   Soete, Guy ^a   Linthout, Nadine ^a   Van Moorter, Lutgard ^b   Verellen, Dirk ^a   Storme, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Hypofractionation; Image guided radiotherapy; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548460817     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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