Intensity-modulated radiation therapy in the treatment of head and neck cancer

Nature Clinical Practice Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-39

  Eisbruch, Avraham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; IMRT; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE;

AUTOMATION; BREATHING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LIGHT INTENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SAFETY; TARGET ORGAN; XEROSTOMIA;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 20444435582     PISSN: 17434254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncponc0058     Document Type: Review

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