Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal carcinomas: Target delineation, therapy delivery and stereotactic boost procedures with intensity-modulated/image-guided radiation therapy

Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2007, Pages 208-231

  Le, Q T ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; OROPHARYNX TUMOR; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34547526040     PISSN: 00719676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/0000106037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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