Validation of Graded Prognostic Assessment Index for Patients With Brain Metastases: In Regard to Sperduto et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008;70:510-514)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1619-

  Nieder, Carsten ^a   Molls, Michael ^b  

^a Radiation Oncology Unit   (Norway)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; BONE NEOPLASMS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 56349107444     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.1914     Document Type: Letter

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