Combined teletherapy and intracavitary brachytherapy boost for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-267

  Kouvaris, J ^a   Plataniotis, G A ^a   Sandilos, P ^a   Dardoufas, C ^a   Damatopoulou, A ^a   Vlahos, L ^a   Papavasiliou, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boost; Intracavitary brachytherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CESIUM 137; FLUOROURACIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029873799     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(95)01701-1     Document Type: Article

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