Three-dimensional small-volume irradiation for residual or recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 495-500

  Nishioka, Takeshi ^a   Shirato, Hiroki ^a   Kagei, Kenji ^a   Fukuda, Satoshi ^a   Hashimoto, Seiko ^a   Ohmori, Keiichi ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3D radiotherapy; Booster radiotherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Re irradiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034268995     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00623-4     Document Type: Article

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