Thoracic radiotherapy with 5 fractions may have palliative and survival benefits over single-fraction radiotherapy for people with lung cancer

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Ursula Nestle. Cancer Treat Rev. 2003 Apr.

. 2003 Apr;29(2):123-5.

doi: 10.1016/s0305-7372(03)00018-5.

¹ Radiologische Universitätsklinik, Homburg, Germany. raunes@med-rz.uni-sb.de <raunes@med-rz.uni-sb.de>

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Randomized phase III trial of single versus fractionated thoracic radiation in the palliation of patients with lung cancer (NCIC CTG SC.15).
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