Simultaneous modulated accelerated radiation therapy in the treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer: A local center's experience

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Wu, Shixiu ^a   Xie, Congying ^a   Jin, Xiance ^a   Zhang, Ping ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Simultaneous modulated accelerated radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; DOSIMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; SCINTIGRAPHY; SIMULTANEOUS MODULATED ACCELERATED RADIATION THERAPY;

ONCOLOGY;

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DOSIMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; SALIVARY GLAND; SCINTIGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33750348526     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.12.041     Document Type: Article

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