Published August 1984 | Version v1
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Radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: present progress and future perspectives

Creators

  • 1. Institut Bordet, Brussels (Belgium)
  • 2. Maryland Univ., Baltimore (USA). Hospital

Description

This brief review focuses mainly on radiation treatment of the non-small cell cancer: squamous cell, large cell and adenocarcinomas. The following topics are discussed in outline: optimal dose, fractionation regimes, hyperbaric oxygen, nitroimidazoles as sensitizers, hyperthermia, high linear energy transfer radiation, chemotherapy courses alternating with radiotherapy, half-body irradiation, and prophylactic brain irradiation for metastases. Extensive bibliography. (U.K.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Eur. J. Cancer Clin. Oncol.
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
8
Series
Eur. J. Cancer Clin. Oncol.
Journal Page Range
997-1006
ISSN
0277-5379

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
16002465
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CARCINOMAS; FAST NEUTRONS; FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION; HYPERTHERMIA; IMIDAZOLES; LUNGS; MEDIUM PRESSURE; METASTASES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPONSE MODIFYING FACTORS; REVIEWS
Descriptors DEC
AZOLES; BARYONS; BODY; BODY TEMPERATURE; DISEASES; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; IRRADIATION; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NEUTRONS; NONMETALS; NUCLEONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THERAPY