Table 1

The retrieval strategy

PubMed#1 (“randomized controlled trial”[Publication Type]) OR (“randomized”[Title/Abstract] AND “controlled”[Title/Abstract] AND “trial”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“randomised”[Title/Abstract] AND “controlled”[Title/Abstract] AND “trial”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“randomized controlled trial”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“randomised controlled trial”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“RCT”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“randomly”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“randomization”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“randomisation”[Title/Abstract])
#2 (“Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung”[MeSH Terms]) OR (“non-small cell lung cancer”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“NSCLC”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“non small cell lung cancer”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“non-small-cell lung carcinoma”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“non small cell lung carcinoma”[Title/Abstract])
#3 (“Iodine-125”[MeSH Terms]) OR (“iodine-125”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“125I”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“I-125”[Title/Abstract]) OR (“iodine 125”[Title/Abstract])
#4 (#1) AND (#2) AND (#3)
Embase#1 'randomized controlled trial'/exp OR ('randomized':ab,ti AND 'controlled':ab,ti AND 'trial':ab,ti) OR ('randomised':ab,ti AND 'controlled':ab,ti AND 'trial':ab,ti) OR 'randomized controlled trial':ab,ti OR 'randomised controlled trial':ab,ti OR 'rct':ab,ti OR 'randomly':ab,ti OR 'randomization':ab,ti OR 'randomisation':ab,ti
#2 'non small cell lung cancer'/exp OR 'non-small cell lung cancer':ab,ti OR 'nsclc':ab,ti OR 'non small cell lung cancer':ab,ti OR 'non-small-cell lung carcinoma':ab,ti OR 'non small cell lung carcinoma':ab,ti
#3 'iodine 125'/exp OR 'iodine-125':ab,ti OR '125i':ab,ti OR 'i-125':ab,ti OR 'iodine 125':ab,ti
#4 (#1) AND (#2) AND (#3)
Web of Science#1 TS=(“randomized controlled trial” OR “randomised controlled trial” OR “RCT” OR “randomly” OR “randomization” OR “randomisation”)
#2 TS=(“non-small cell lung cancer” OR “NSCLC” OR “non small cell lung cancer” OR “non-small-cell lung carcinoma” OR “non small cell lung carcinoma”)
#3 TS=(“iodine-125” OR “125I” OR “I-125” OR “iodine 125”)
#4 (#1) AND (#2) AND (#3)
Cochrane Library#1(mh “randomized controlled trial”)OR (“randomized”:ab,ti AND “controlled”:ab,ti AND “trial”:ab,ti) OR (“randomised”:ab,ti AND “controlled”:ab,ti AND “trial”:ab,ti) OR “randomized controlled trial”:ab,ti OR “randomised controlled trial”:ab,ti OR “rct”:ab,ti OR “randomly”:ab,ti OR “randomization”:ab,ti OR “randomisation”:ab,ti
#2(mh “Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung”)OR “non-small cell lung cancer”:ab,ti OR “nsclc”:ab,ti OR “non small cell lung cancer”:ab,ti OR “non-small-cell lung carcinoma”:ab,ti OR “non small cell lung carcinoma”:ab,ti
#3(mh “Iodine-125”)OR “iodine-125”:ab,ti OR “125i”:ab,ti OR “i-125”:ab,ti OR “iodine 125”:ab,ti
#4 (#1) AND (#2) AND (#3)