Can pretreatment computed tomography predict local control in t3 squamous cell carcinoma of the glottic larynx treated with definitive radiotherapy?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1011-1021

  Pameijer, Frank A ^a   Mancuso, Anthony A ^a   Mendenhall, William M ^a   Parsons, James T ^a   Kubilis, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage sclerosis; Laryngeal neoplasms; Laryngectomy; Radiotherapy; Tomography; Volumetric analysis; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LARYNX CARTILAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL CARTILAGES; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SCLEROSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0030942673     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00626-8     Document Type: Article

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