Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Stereotactic radiosurgical boost following fractionated radiotherapy

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 73, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 64-67

  Chang, Steven D ^a   Tate, David J ^a   Goffinet, Don R ^a   Martin, David P ^a   Adler Jr , John R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Nasopharynx; Radiation; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Stereotactic surgery

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE METASTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; RADIOSURGERY; SKULL BASE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0343134134     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029753     Document Type: Conference Paper

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