Hyperfractionated radiation in combination with local hyperthermia in the treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: A phase I-II study

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-158

  Amichetti, Maurizio ^a   Romano, Mario ^a   Busana, Lucia ^a   Bolner, Andrea ^a   Fellin, Gianni ^a   Pani, Giuseppe ^a   Tomio, Luigi ^a   Valdagni, Riccardo ^b  

^a SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Clinica S Pio X   (Italy)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Hyperfractionation; Hyperthermia; Metastatic lymph node; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SKIN TOXICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031281361     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00134-5     Document Type: Article

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