Accelerated fractionation: What is the price for speeding?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-99

  Ang, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

EID: 0030831180     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00117-5     Document Type: Editorial

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