Journal article
Practice guideline on prophylactic cranial irradiation in small-cell lung cancer
Abstract
PURPOSE: To develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline that would address the following questions: (a) What is the role of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in patients with limited or extensive stage small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) who have achieved complete remission in response to induction therapy (chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy)? (b) What dose and fractionation schedules of PCI are optimal? (c) Does the use of PCI in …
Authors
Kotalik J; Yu E; Markman BR; Evans WK; Group TCCOPGILCDS
Journal
International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 309–316
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2001
DOI
10.1016/s0360-3016(01)01448-1
ISSN
0360-3016