The effect of interruptions and prolonged treatment time in radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 703-710

  Kwong, Dora L W ^a   Sham, Jonathan S T ^a   Chua, Daniel T T ^a   Choy, Damon T K ^a   Au, Gordon K H ^a   Wu, P M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Interruption; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Overall treatment time; Timing of interruption

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARCINOMA; DOSE FRACTIONATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0030929185     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00339-8     Document Type: Article

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