New radiation therapy techniques for the treatment of head and neck cancer

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 371-395

  Ding, Meisong ^a   Newman, Francis ^a   Raben, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; PALLADIUM 103;

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON THERAPY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NEUTRON RADIATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 17044388152     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2004.10.009     Document Type: Review

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