The role of brachytherapy in early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1019-1024

  Chang, Joseph T ^a   See, Lai Chu ^b   Tang, Simon G ^a   Lee, Steve P ^c   Wang, Chun Chieh ^a   Hong, Ji Hong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

High dose rate brachytherapy; Intracavitary brachytherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COBALT THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION NECROSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030443095     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00416-6     Document Type: Article

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