Robotic system-based fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 570-574

  Seo, YoungSeok ^a   Yoo, HyungJun ^a   Yoo, SungYul ^a   Cho, ChulKoo ^a   Yang, KwangMo ^a   Kim, Mi Sook ^a   Choi, ChulWon ^a   Shin, YoungJu ^a   Lee, DongHan ^a   Lee, GukHang ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Radiation and Medical Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CyberKnife; Fractionation; Recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYBERKNIFE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; ROBOTICS; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARCINOMA; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; ROBOTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 70449657750     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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