Definitive radiotherapy for early glottic carcinoma: Prognostic factors and implications for treatment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1001-1006

  Burke, Lisa S ^a   Greven, Kathryn M ^a   McGuirt, Wyman T ^a   Case, Douglas ^a   Hoen, Helena M ^a   Raben, Milton ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Fraction size; Glottic carcinoma; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0030872962     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00150-8     Document Type: Article

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