Reirradiation After Radical Radiation Therapy: A Survey of Patterns of Practice Among Canadian Radiation Oncologists

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1523-1529

  Joseph, Kurian Jones ^a   Al Mandhari, Zahid ^a   Pervez, Nadeem ^a   Parliament, Matthew ^a   Wu, Jackson ^b   Ghosh, Sunita ^a   Tai, Patricia ^c   Lian, Jidong ^a   Levin, Wilfred ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

In field recurrence; Reirradiation; Retreatment; Salvage treatment

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; RHENIUM; TUMORS;

CURATIVE INTENTS; EASTERN COOPERATIVE ONCOLOGY GROUPS; ELECTRONIC SURVEYS; IN-FIELD RECURRENCE; INITIAL TREATMENTS; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; LOCOREGIONAL CONTROLS; NORMAL TISSUES; PERFORMANCE STATUSES; PROSPECTIVE EVALUATIONS; QUALITY OF LIVES; RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS; RADIATION THERAPIES; RADIATION TREATMENTS; REIRRADIATION; RETREATMENT; SALVAGE TREATMENT; TUMOR SITES;

SURVEYS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH SURVEY; IRRADIATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; RETREATMENT; SOFTWARE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 56349087428     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.03.048     Document Type: Article

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