Intensity-modulated radiotherapy: Examples of its utility in head and neck cancer

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-57

  Porceddu, Sandro ^a   Hope, Geoff ^a   Wills, Julie ^a   Cramb, Jim ^a   Rischin, Danny ^a   Corry, June ^a   Peters, Lester ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Head and neck; Intensity modulated radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUTROPENIA; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SALIVARY GLAND; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL CORD; TONGUE CARCINOMA; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TONGUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1942422556     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2004.01242.x     Document Type: Article

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