Potentially curative radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer in Norway: A population-based study of survival

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-141

  Strand, Trond Eirik ^a,i   Brunsvig, Paal Fredrik ^b   Johannessen, Dag Clement ^d   Sundstrøm, Stein ^e   Wang, Mari ^c   Hornslien, Kjersti ^c   Bremnes, Roy Martin ^f   Stensvold, Andreas ^b   Garpestad, Oddveig ^g   Norstein, Jarle ^h  

^a Cancer Registry of Norway ^*  (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^g STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h Researcher (Private Practice)   (Norway)

ⁱ CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Population based; Radiotherapy; Survival

Indexed keywords

CURATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG REGIONS; MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS; NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER; POPULATION-BASED; PROGNOSTIC FACTORS; PROGNOSTIC VARIABLES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION THERAPY; SELECTION BIAS; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VERIFICATION SYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; HOSPITALS; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIATION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 79954419803     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.01.050     Document Type: Article

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