Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 32-40 , April 2010

Comparison of the effectiveness of radiotherapy with photons, protons and carbon-ions for non-small cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis

  • Janneke P.C. Grutters

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO Clinic), Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Maastricht University, Dept. of Health Organization, Policy and Economics, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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  • Alfons G.H. Kessels

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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  • Madelon Pijls-Johannesma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO Clinic), Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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  • Dirk De Ruysscher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO Clinic), Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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  • Manuela A. Joore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Philippe Lambin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO Clinic), Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.

Received 18 March 2009 ,Revised 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 1 August 2009.

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PII: S0167-8140(09)00436-8

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.08.003

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 32-40 , April 2010

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