Technical advances in radiotherapy of head and neck tumors

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 811-823

  Thornton, A F ^a   Laramore, G E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM 241; FERRITIN ANTIBODY I 131; IODINE 125; IRIDIUM 192;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COBALT TELETHERAPY; COBALT THERAPY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRON RADIATION; PARANASAL SINUS TUMOR; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032838068     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(05)70094-0     Document Type: Article

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