Radiotherapy alone for oropharyngeal carcinomas: the role of fraction size (2 Gy vs 2.5 Gy) on local control and early and late complications

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 1097-1102

  Thomas, F ^a   Ozanne, F ^a   Mamelle, G ^a   Wibault, P ^a   Eschwege, F ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Complications; Fractionation; Oropharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TRISMUS;

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023796742     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(88)90190-3     Document Type: Article

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