Failure of a 3D conformal boost to improve radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1229-1234

  Wolden, Suzanne L ^a   Zelefsky, Michael J ^a   Hunt, Margie A ^a   Rosenzweig, Kenneth E ^a   Chong, Lanceford M ^a   Kraus, Dennis H ^a   Pfister, David G ^a   Leibel, Steven A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3D planning; Conformal radiotherapy; Local control; Nasopharynx cancer

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

CHRONIC SINUSITIS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING LOSS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRISMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0035312804     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)01588-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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