Improved accuracy and outcome in radiotherapy of lung cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Høyer, Morten ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EDITORIAL; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MORBIDITY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

EID: 41849102670     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.03.004     Document Type: Editorial

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