Non-small cell lung cancer and central nervous system metastases: Should we be using prophylactic cranial irradiation?

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 292-297

  Gore, Elizabeth ^a   Choy, Hak ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY;

EID: 8844283481     PISSN: 10534296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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