Spatially fractionated GRID radiation treatment of advanced neck disease associated with head and neck cancer

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 607-612

  Huhn, Jeniffer L ^a   Regine, William F ^b   Valentino, Joseph P ^c   Meigooni, Ali S ^a   Kudrimoti, Mahesh ^a   Mohiuddin, Mohammed ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

GRID; Head and neck cancer; Spatial fractionation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NECK DISSECTION; NECK METASTASIS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33846121328     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460600500608     Document Type: Article

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