Treatment outcome with low-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy in early-stage oral tongue cancers

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 192-197

  Bhalavat, Rajendra I ^a   Mahantshetty, Umesh M ^a   Tole, Sanjay ^a   Jamema, Swamidas V ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Low dose rate brachytherapy; Oral tongue cancers; Osteoradionecrosis; Soft tissue necrosis

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE NECROSIS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHANGITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; OVERALL SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; SALVAGE THERAPY; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN TOXICITY; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TIME FACTORS; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350320620     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.57125     Document Type: Article

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