Locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Treatment results for patients with computed tomography assessment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 379-386

  Chua, Daniel T t ^a   Sham, Jonathan S t ^a   Kwong, Dora L w ^a   Wei, William I ^a   Au, Gordon K h ^a   Choy, Damon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Local recurrence; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Reirradiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIATION INJURIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032076491     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00063-7     Document Type: Article

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