Intensity-modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Clinical correlation of dose to the pharyngo-esophageal axis and dysphagia

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 976-981

  Fua, Tsien F ^a   Corry, June ^a   Milner, Alvin D ^a   Cramb, Jim ^a   Walsham, Sue F ^a   Peters, Lester J ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATIENT TREATMENT; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

ACUTE SWALLOWING TOXICITY; DYSPHAGIA; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESOPHAGUS; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SWALLOWING; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHARYNX; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33847248005     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.10.028     Document Type: Article

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