Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy versus intracavitary brachytherapy for salvage treatment of locally persistent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 165-170

  Zheng, Xiao Kang ^a   Chen, Long Hua ^a   Chen, Yong Qing ^a   Deng, Xiao Gang ^a  

^a FIRST MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3D CRT; Brachytherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Persistent disease; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CARCINOMA; NONCOPLANAR PORTALS;

CARCINOGENS; CHEMOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; HEALTH HAZARDS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TUMORS; VIRUSES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SALVAGE THERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SALVAGE THERAPY;

EID: 4444268817     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.02.059     Document Type: Article

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