Intensity-modulated radiotherapy in the standard management of head and neck cancer: Promises and pitfalls

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 2618-2623

  Mendenhall, William M ^a   Amdur, Robert J ^a   Palta, Jatinder R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NOMENCLATURE; ONCOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TERMINOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748146010     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.04.7225     Document Type: Review

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