International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 693-700 , 1 March 2008

Has the Pattern of Practice in the Prescription of Radiotherapy for the Palliation of Thoracic Symptoms Changed Between 1999 and 2006 at the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program?

  • Alysa Fairchild, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Rapid Access Palliative Radiotherapy Program, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Philiz Goh, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Emily Sinclair, B.Sc., M.R.T.(T).

      Affiliations

    • Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Elizabeth A. Barnes, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Sunita Ghosh, Ph.D.(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Cyril Danjoux, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Lisa Barbera, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • May Tsao, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Edward Chow, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Edward Chow, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C., Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5. Tel: (416) 480-4998; Fax: (416) 480-6002

Received 15 September 2007 ,Revised 27 October 2007 ,Accepted 30 October 2007.

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 Presented in part in poster form at the 20th International Symposium of Supportive Care in Cancer, June 27–30, 2007, St Gallen, Switzerland.

 This project was generously supported by the Michael and Karen Goldstein Cancer Research Fund. Dr. Barbera is supported by a Career Scientist Award from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(07)04463-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.10.046

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 693-700 , 1 March 2008

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