The role of replanning in fractionated intensity modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-27

  Zhao, Liang ^a   Wan, Qiuyan ^a   Zhou, Yongqiang ^a   Deng, Xia ^a   Xie, Congyin ^a   Wu, Shixiu ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adaptive; Clinical outcome; IMRT; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Replanning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651358130     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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