External beam radiotherapy with endocavitary boost for nasopharyngeal cancer: Treatment results and late toxicity after extended follow-up

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 689-695

  Schinagl, Dominic A X ^a   Marres, Henri A M ^a   Kappelle, Arnoud C ^a   Merkx, Matthias A W ^a   Pop, Lucas A M ^a   Verstappen, Suzan M M ^b   Kaanders, Johannes H A M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

endocavitary brachytherapy; late toxicity; multidisciplinary clinic; Nasopharyngeal cancer; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CRANIAL NERVE PALSY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HIGH INCIDENCE; LATE TOXICITY; LOCAL CONTROL; LONG-TERM OUTCOME; MORBIDITY EVALUATIONS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINIC; NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; OSTEOLYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS; RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUPS; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS;

ONCOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPLICATION; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CHILD; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; OSTEOLYSIS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957197280     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.072     Document Type: Article

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