Brachytherapy for primary and recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: treatment techniques and results

Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 117-121

  Maalej, M ^a   Ben Ammar, C N ^a   Kochbati, L ^a   Frikha, H ^a   Hentati, D ^a   Gargouri, W ^a   Besbes, M ^a  

^a SALAH AZAIEZ INSTITUTE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Applicator; Brachytherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT CANCER; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CARCINOMA; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX DISEASE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSITIS; NASOPHARYNGEAL DISEASES; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248634035     PISSN: 12783218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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