Outcome of patients treated with cobalt and 6 MV in head and neck cancers

Head and Neck

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 181-188

  Fortin, André ^a   Allard, Josée ^a   Albert, Michele ^a   Roy, Jean ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

6 MV; 60Co; Neck failure; Postoperative radio therapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COBALT THERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; COBALT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85047695167     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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