Radical radiotherapy for stage I/II non-small cell lung cancer in patients not sufficiently fit for or declining surgery (medically inoperable): a systematic review.

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Published in Thorax on August 01, 2001

Authors

N P Rowell1, C J Williams

Author Affiliations

1: Kent Oncology Centre, Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone, Kent ME16 9QQ, UK. nrowell@mkoc.demon.co.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Study of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) in Elderly Stage I NSCLC | NCT02584699

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