Total biological effect on late reactive tissues following reirradiation for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 865-872

  Lee, Anne W M ^a   Foo, William ^b   Law, Stephen C K ^b   Peters, Lester J ^f   Poon, Y F ^b   Chappell, Rick ^c   Sze, W M ^a   O, S K ^d   Tung, Stewart Y ^d   Lau, W H ^b   Ho, John H C ^e  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^d TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e Baptist Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Late complications; Partial recovery; Reirradiation; Total biological effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETREATMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17644429880     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00512-X     Document Type: Article

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