## Abstract ## Background. To analyze the efficacy of various fractionation schedules for the palliation of head and neck cancer with radiation therapy. ## Methods. Sixty patients completed palliative irradiation to primary head and neck sites. The most commonly used fractionation regimen was th
Fractionation in radiation therapy - Part I - Clinical emphasis, head and neck cancer
โ Scribed by Paul M. Harari; Jack F. Fowler
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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