Altered fractionation trials in head and neck cancer

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 230-236

  Ang, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; FRACTIONATION; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NECK CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0031659058     PISSN: 10534296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4296(98)80020-9     Document Type: Article

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