Prognostic factors for survival of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma following conventional fractionation radiotherapy

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-60

  Kong, Fei ^a   Cai, Bai Zhen ^a   Chen, Xian Zhao ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Wang, Yi Ming ^a  

^a HAINAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Conventional fractionation radiotherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Prescription dose; Tumor stage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84878203510     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2013.1100     Document Type: Article

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