Palliation by low-dose local radiation therapy for indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Chan, Elisa K ^a   Fung, Sharon ^b   Gospodarowicz, Mary ^a   Hodgson, David ^a   Wells, Woodrow ^a   Sun, Alexander ^a   Pintile, Melania ^b,c   Tsang, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Indolent non Hodgkin lymphoma; Low dose radiotherapy; Palliative radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIAS; COMPLETE RESPONSE; DIFFERENT SIZES; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HIGH RESPONSE; LOCAL RESPONSE; LOW DOSE; MARGINAL ZONE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUCOSA-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE; NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PALLIATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PARTIAL RESPONSE; PRE-TREATMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC DATA; RESPONSE RATE; TOTAL DOSE;

HISTOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SURVEYS; TUMORS;

ONCOLOGY;

ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; NECK; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR BURDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855166680     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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