Clinical Outcomes of Volume-Modulated Arc Therapy in 205 Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: An Analysis of Survival and Treatment Toxicities.

BACKGROUND:To investigate the clinical efficacy and treatment toxicity of volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). MATERIAL AND METHODS:205 VMAT-treated NPC patients from our cancer center were prospectively entrolled. All patients received 68-70 Gy irradiation based o...

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Main Authors: Rui Guo, Ling-Long Tang, Yan-Ping Mao, Guan-Qun Zhou, Zhen-Yu Qi, Li-Zhi Liu, Ai-Hua Lin, Meng-Zhong Liu, Jun Ma, Ying Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4492500?pdf=render