Radiotherapy in oncological emergencies - Final results of a patterns of care study in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-89

  Christian, Elmar ^a   Adamietz, Irinaeus A ^b   Willich, Normann ^c   Schäfer, Ulrich ^c,d   Micke, Oliver ^d,e  

^a Paracelsus Hospital   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d LIPPE HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^e FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYELOCOMPRESSION; NERVE COMPRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR BLEEDING;

AUSTRIA; DATABASES AS TOPIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GERMANY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 37549048049     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860701481554     Document Type: Article

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