The Ethics of Hypofractionation for Prostate Cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 969-970

  Lee, W Robert ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 61349168410     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.11.022     Document Type: Editorial

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