High dose rate endobronchial brachytherapy effectively palliates symptoms due to inoperable lung cancer

Celebioglu B., Gurkan O., Erdogan S., Savas I., Kose K., Kurtman C., ...More

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, vol.32, no.11, pp.443-448, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/jjco/hyf102
  • Journal Name: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.443-448
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Intraluminal brachytherapy has become an established treatment for major airway occlusion by relapsed or persistent inoperable endobronchial tumors. The aim of this study was to compare the palliation improvement pre- and post-radiotherapy.