Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 283-286 , April 2010

Effectiveness of image-guided radiotherapy for laryngeal sparing in head and neck cancer

  • Nam P. Nguyen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: University of Arizona, 1501 N, Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724-5081, United States. Tel.: +1 520 694 7236; fax: +1 520 626 2032.
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  • Misty Ceizyk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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  • Paul Vos

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States
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  • Vincent Vinh-Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Rick Davis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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  • Anand Desai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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  • Dave Abraham

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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  • Shane P. Krafft

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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  • Siyoung Jang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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  • Christopher J. Watchman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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  • Lars Ewell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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  • Russ Hamilton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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  • Lexie Smith-Raymond

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States

Received 8 December 2009 ,Revised 15 January 2010 ,Accepted 15 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.01.010

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 283-286 , April 2010

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