Dose escalation, not "new biology," can account for the efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy with non-small cell lung cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1159-1160

  Brown, J Martin ^a   Brenner, David J ^b   Carlson, David J ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY;

EID: 84875244579     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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