Local hyperthermia of N2/N3 cervical lymph node metastases: Correlation of technical/thermal parameters and response

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 635-646

  Wust, Peter ^a,b   Stahl, Holger ^a   Dieckmann, Karin ^a   Scheller, Stefan ^a   Löffel, Jürgen ^a   Riess, Hanno ^a   Bier, Jürgen ^a   Jahnke, Volker ^a   Felix, Roland ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical lymph node metastases; Local hyperthermia; Thermal dosimetry

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOMETRY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030046977     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02151-5     Document Type: Article

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