Cancer of the tonsil: The results of ipsilateral radiation treatment

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-128

  Jackson, Stewart M ^a   Hay, John H ^a   Flores, Albino D ^b   Weir, Lorna ^a   Wong, Frances L W ^a   Schwindt, Carol ^a   Baerg, Barbara ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b 7955 E Chapparal No 125 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ipsilateral radiation treatment; Tonsil Cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SALIVARY GLAND; TONSIL CANCER;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TONSILLAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032989579     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(99)00051-1     Document Type: Article

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