Options for combining altered fractionation with IMRT

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 457-461

  Allen, Aaron M ^a   Wolfsberger, Luciant ^a   Tishler, Roy B ^a   Court, Laurence E ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Altered fractionation; Head and neck; IMRT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 57749209152     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460800700607     Document Type: Article

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