Radical external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer in Japan: Differences in the patterns of care among Japan, Germany, and the United States

Radiation Medicine - Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-62

  Ogawa, Kazuhiko ^a   Nakamura, Katsumasa ^b   Sasaki, Tomonari ^c   Onishi, Hiroshi ^d   Koizumi, Masahiko ^e   Araya, Masayuki ^d   Shioyama, Yoshiyuki ^f   Okamoto, Atsushi ^g   Mitsumori, Michihide ^h   Teshima, Teruki ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL KYUSHU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^e FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hormone therapy; Patterns of Care Study; Prostate cancer; Radiation therapy; Type of institution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46449112075     PISSN: 02882043     EISSN: 18625274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-007-0195-6     Document Type: Review

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