Target Volume Definition for Head and Neck Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy: Pre-clinical Evaluation of PARSPORT Trial Guidelines

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 604-613

  Guerrero Urbano, M T ^a   Clark, C H ^a   Kong, C ^a   Miles, E ^a   Dearnaley, D P ^a   Harrington, K J ^a   Nutting, C M ^a   on behalf of the PARSPORT trial management group, ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; IMRT; oropharynx; parotid sparing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAROTID GLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; SALIVARY GLAND; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THEORETICAL STUDY; TREATMENT PLANNING; XEROSTOMIA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNX; PAROTID GLAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548177789     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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