Concurrent control study of different radiotherapy for primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Intensity-modulated radiotherapy versus conventional radiotherapy

Chinese Journal of Cancer

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 21-26

  Zhang, Yu ^a   Lin, Zhi An ^b   Pan, Jian Ji ^a   Zheng, Zhuo ^a   Yang, Ling ^a   Lin, Shao Jun ^a   Zheng, Fei ^a  

^a FUJIAN PROVINCIAL TUMOR HOSPITAL   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Nasopharyngeal neoplasm; Prognosis; Radiation damage

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; PACLITAXEL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISTANT METASTASIS; ELECTRON THERAPY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NECK INJURY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIATION INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TRISMUS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 79955855014     PISSN: 1000467X     EISSN: 1944446X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5732/cjc.009.10427     Document Type: Article

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