Influence of tumor volume on survival in patients irradiated for non-small-cell lung cancer
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, vol.53, no.4, pp.835-846, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 53 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2002
- Doi Number: 10.1016/s0360-3016(02)02814-6
- Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.835-846
- Keywords: non-small-cell lung cancer, radiotherapy, survival, tumor volume, HYPERFRACTIONATED RADIATION-THERAPY, ACCELERATED RADIOTHERAPY, PROGNOSTIC-FACTORS, RANDOMIZED-TRIAL, STAGE, CARCINOMA, CHEMOTHERAPY, STATISTICS, SYSTEM, IMPACT
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the importance of CT-defined total tumor volume (TTV) on overall survival (OS) in patients with unresectable or medically inoperable non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC).