Reirradiation for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Factors affecting the therapeutic ratio and ways for improvement

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-52

  Lee, Anne W M ^c   Foo, William ^a   Law, Stephen C K ^a   Poon, Y F ^a   Sze, W M ^d   O, S K ^b   Tung, Stewart Y ^b   Lau, W H ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Late complications; Local salvage; Recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Reirradiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CESIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031127830     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00244-7     Document Type: Article

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