Late radiation side-effects in three patients undergoing parotid irradiation for benign disease

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 403-408

  Armour, A ^a   Ghanna, P ^b   O'Rielly, B ^b   Habeshaw, T ^a   Symonds, P ^a  

^a BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign disease; Brainstem radiation necrosis; Cerebellar radiation necrosis; Late radiation side effects; Parotid irradiation; Temporal bone necrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BONE NECROSIS; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; COMPLICATION; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0034520991     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2000.9200     Document Type: Article

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