Major Late Toxicities After Conformal Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma-Patient- and Treatment-Related Risk Factors

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8236297	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2009	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

The therapeutic margin for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is extremely narrow, and a significant increase in brain necrosis could result from dose escalation. The significant factors affecting the risk of deafness included age, concurrent chemoradiotherapy, and greater radiation dose to the cochlea.

Keywords

Radiation boost Late toxicity Concurrent chemotherapy Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Major Late Toxicities After Conformal Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma-Patient- and Treatment-Related Risk Factors

Authors

Anne W.M. F.R.C.R., W.T. F.R.C.R., W.M. C.M.D., M.Sc., C.W. M.Sc., Raymond B.Sc., Y.H. B.Sc., Peter T.C. B.Sc., T.K. F.R.C.R., Amy T.Y. M.B.B.S., Samuel K.C. M.Sc., Michael C.H. Ph.D., Soren M. Ph.D., D.Sc.,