Implications of quantitative tumor and nodal regression rates for nasopharyngeal carcinomas after 45 Gy of radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 961-969

  Fang, Fu Min ^a   Tsai, Wen Ling ^a   Go, Sheung Fat ^a   Ho, Meng Wei ^b   Wu, Jia Ming ^a   Wang, Chong Jong ^a   Su, Chih Ying ^a   Chen, Wen Cheng ^a   Huang, Eng Yen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiotherapy; Tumor regression rate

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMAS; NODAL REGRESSIONS;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0035879554     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01531-0     Document Type: Article

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