Radiation Therapy for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Involving the Parotid Area Lymph Nodes: Dose and Volume Considerations

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1377-1380

  Chen, Allen M ^a   Grekin, Roy C ^a   Garcia, Joaquin ^a   Bucci, Mary K ^b   Margolis, Lawrence W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Parotid; Radiation therapy; Skin cancer; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CELLS; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN;

PAROTID; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR RESECTION;

TUMORS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PAROTID GLAND; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID GLAND; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36148984179     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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