The 1991 Elis Berven Lecture. Radiotherapy in the nineties. Increase in cure, decrease in morbidity.
Advance in radiotherapy can be achieved by obtaining a greater tumour control and by reducing the morbidity of treatment, both early and late. The factors influencing both means of benefiting the cancer patient are considered.
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Marie Curie Research Wing for Oncology, Mount Vernon Centre for Cancer Treatment, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, UK.
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