Stereotactic radiosurgical boost following radiotherapy in primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Impact on local control

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 915-921

  Tate, David J ^a   Adler Jr , John R ^a   Chang, Steven D ^a   Marquez, Sheri ^a   Eulau, Stephen M ^a   Fee, Willard E ^a   Pinto, Harlan ^a   Goffinet, Don R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Nasopharynx; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE RISK; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TASTE DISORDER; THERAPY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NECK; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0032718027     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00296-5     Document Type: Article

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