Technical advances and pitfalls in head and neck radiotherapy

Journal of Oncology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Parvathaneni, Upendra ^a   Laramore, George E ^a   Liao, Jay J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHARGED PARTICLE RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL ERROR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POST TREATMENT SURVIVAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84862270291     PISSN: 16878450     EISSN: 16878469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/597467     Document Type: Review

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