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SUBMITTER: Chi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5568119 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chi Alexander A Chen Haiquan H Wen Sijin S Yan Haijuan H Liao Zhongxing Z
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 20170522 3
<h4>Purpose</h4>To assess hypo-fractionated particle beam therapy (PBT)'s efficacy relative to that of photon stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for early stage (ES) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).<h4>Methods</h4>Eligible studies were identified through extensive searches of the PubMed, Medline, Google-scholar, and Cochrane library databases from 2000 to 2016. Original English publications of ES NSCLC were included. A meta-analysis was performed to compare the survival outcome, toxicity p ...[more]