A prospective study: Current problems in radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Stoker, Sharon D ^a   Wildeman, Maarten A ^a,b   Fles, Renske ^a   Indrasari, Sagung R ^c   Herdini, Camelia ^c   Wildeman, Pieter L ^d   Van Diessen, Judi N A ^a   Tjokronagoro, Maesadji ^e   Tan, I Bing ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^d ValueCare BV   (Netherlands)

^e Dr Sardjito General Hospital   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; THERAPY DELAY; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899887671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085959     Document Type: Article

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