Safety and Palliative Efficacy of Single-Dose 8-Gy Reirradiation for Painful Local Failure in Patients With Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Previously Treated With Radical Chemoradiation Therapy

Topkan, Erkan; Yildirim, Berna; Guler, Ozan; Parlak, Cem; Pehlivan, Berrin; Selek, Ugur

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.12.010

Safety and Palliative Efficacy of Single-Dose 8-Gy Reirradiation for Painful Local Failure in Patients With Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Previously Treated With Radical Chemoradiation Therapy

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Topkan E., Yildirim B. A., Guler O. C., Parlak C., Pehlivan B., Selek U.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, vol.91, no.4, pp.774-780, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 91 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.12.010
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.774-780
Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the safety and efficacy of single-dose 8-Gy palliative chest reirradiation (CRI) in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (M-NSCLC) patients with painful thoracic failures (TF) within the previous radiation portal.