Intraoperative high-dose-rate brachytherapy for paranasal sinus tumors

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 155-160

  Nag, Subir ^a   Tippin, Douglas ^a   Grecula, John ^a   Schuller, David ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Head and neck cancers; High dose rate; Paranasal tumors

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY; TUMORS;

BRACHYTHERAPY;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IRRADIATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MICROSCOPY; PARANASAL SINUS TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RANK SUM TEST; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0347624518     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)01438-X     Document Type: Article

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