Damage of nasal mucociliary movement after intensity-modulated radiation therapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Chinese Journal of Cancer

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 824-829

  Yin, Gen Di ^a   Xiong, Guan Xia ^a   Zhao, Chong ^b   Chen, Yuan Yuan ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Conformal; Dose response relationship; Nasal mucosa; Radiation; Radiotherapy; Soft tissue injuries

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NOSE CAVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79955849401     PISSN: 1000467X     EISSN: 1944446X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5732/cjc.010.10067     Document Type: Article

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