Necrosis following radiotherapy for carcinoma of the pinna

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1033-1037

  Hayter, C R R ^a,b,c   Lee, K H Y ^a,b   Groome, P A ^a,b   Brundage, M D ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ontario Cancer Foundation   (Canada)

^c KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcinoma pinna; Necrosis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; EAR CANCER; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION NECROSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EAR NEOPLASMS; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030443096     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00447-6     Document Type: Article

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