Efficacy of high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy in patients with oral tongue carcinoma

Brachytherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-234

  Guinot, Jose Luis ^a   Santos, Miguel ^a   Tortajada, Maria Isabel ^a   Carrascosa, Maria ^a   Estellés, Enrique ^b   Vendrell, Juan Bosco ^a   Muelas, Rodrigo ^a   Chust, Maria Luisa ^a   Mengual, Jose Luis ^a   Arribas, Leoncio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE ONCOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; High dose rate; Oral tongue; Tongue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TONGUE CARCINOMA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954955497     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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