Significant prognosticators after primary radiotherapy in 903 nondisseminated nasopharyngeal carcinoma evaluated by computer tomography

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 291-304

  Teo, P ^a   Yu, P ^a   Lee, W Y ^a   Leung, S F ^a   Kwan, W H ^a   Yu, K H ^a   Choi, P ^a   Johnson, P J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; NPC; Radiotherapy; Significant prognosticators

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0030250889     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00323-9     Document Type: Article

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