The Challenge of Scoring Radiation-induced Lung Toxicity

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 371-375

  Faria, S L ^a   Aslani, M ^a   Tafazoli, F S ^a   Souhami, L ^a   Freeman, C R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lung toxicity; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SICKNESS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUEBEC; RADIATION INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67349179039     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2009.01.017     Document Type: Article

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