A retrospective evaluation was made of 260 patients with squamous carcinoma of various head and neck sites in order to determine the relative value of continuous vs. split-course irradiation techniques. There was no obvious difference in local control or survival in early-stage cases. The continuous
A re-evaluation of split-course technique for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
β Scribed by James T. Parsons; Francis J. Bova; Rodney R. Million
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 948 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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