Inoperable brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer: What part does whole brain radiotherapy play in standard treatment?

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Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Barton, Rachael ^a  

^a PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID;

BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REVIEW; BRAIN TUMOR; EDITORIAL; LUNG TUMOR; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKULL IRRADIATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III AS TOPIC; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 38349134199     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.086215     Document Type: Review

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