Changes in Patterns of Care for Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Results of the 99-01 Patterns of Care Study-A Nationwide Survey in Japan

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 414-419

  Uno, Takashi ^a   Sumi, Minako ^b   Ishihara, Yoshitomo ^c   Numasaki, Hodaka ^c   Mitsumori, Michihide ^d   Teshima, Teruki ^c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nationwide survey; Patterns of Care Study; Practice process; Small cell lung cancer; Thoracic radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IRRADIATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

PATTERNS OF CARE STUDY (PCS); PHOTON ENERGY; PROPHYLACTIC CRANIAL IRRADIATION (PCI);

ONCOLOGY;

COBALT 60; PLATINUM DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; JAPAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43049174611     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.10.018     Document Type: Article

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