Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in the Treatment of Locally Recurred Head and Neck Cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 475-482

  Kankaanranta, Leena ^a   Seppälä, Tiina ^b,c   Koivunoro, Hanna ^b,c   Saarilahti, Kauko ^a   Atula, Timo ^a   Collan, Juhani ^a   Salli, Eero ^a   Kortesniemi, Mika ^a   Uusi Simola, Jouni ^a,b   Mäkitie, Antti ^a   Seppänen, Marko ^d   Minn, Heikki ^d   Kotiluoto, Petri ^e   Auterinen, Iiro ^e   Savolainen, Sauli ^a,b   Kouri, Mauri ^a   Joensuu, Heikki ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Boneca Corporation Ltd   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boron neutron capture therapy; Boronophenylalanine; Head and neck cancer; Positron emission tomography; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BORON; CHEMOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BORONOPHENYLALANINE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; PHOTON IRRADIATION;

ONCOLOGY;

4 BORONOPHENYLALANINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAPECITABINE; CISPLATIN; DOCETAXEL; FLUOROURACIL; OXALIPLATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; BORON COMPOUNDS; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FLUORINE RADIOISOTOPES; FRUCTOSE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 34548494642     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.03.039     Document Type: Article

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