Selective Nodal Irradiation for Head and Neck Cancer Using Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Application of RTOG Consensus Guidelines in Routine Clinical Practice

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 146-153

  Nangia, Sapna ^a   Chufal, Kundan S ^a   Tyagi, Atul ^a,b   Bhatnagar, Anshul ^a   Mishra, Manindra ^a   Ghosh, D ^a  

^a Batra Hospital India   (India)

^b MMH College   (India)

Author keywords

IMRT; Locally advanced head and neck cancer; Pattern of failure; RTOG; Target definition

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICES; HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; NECK CANCER; OVERALL SURVIVAL RATES; PATTERNS OF FAILURE; RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUPS; RELAPSE-FREE SURVIVAL RATES; SELECTION CRITERIA; TREATMENT TIME;

CORRELATION METHODS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; IRRADIATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC IRRADIATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUTROPENIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; STOMATITIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 72049092263     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.060     Document Type: Article

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