International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 995-1001 , 15 March 2006

Radiation therapy for T2N0 laryngeal cancer: A retrospective analysis for the impact of concurrent chemotherapy on local control

  • Tetsuo Akimoto, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Tetsuo Akimoto, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan. Tel: (+81) 27-220-8383; Fax: (+81) 27-220-8397
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  • Tetsuo Nonaka, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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  • Yoshizumi Kitamoto, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Gunma Prefectural Gunma Cancer Center, Gunma, Japan
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  • Hitoshi Ishikawa, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Ninomiya, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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  • Kazuaki Chikamatsu, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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  • Nobuhiko Furuya, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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  • Kazushige Hayakawa, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kitasato University, Kitasato, Japan
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  • Norio Mitsuhashi, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Takashi Nakano, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Received 12 September 2005 ,Revised 9 October 2005 ,Accepted 11 October 2005.

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 This study was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture of Japan and by Health Science Research Grants from the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

PII: S0360-3016(05)02738-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.10.003

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 995-1001 , 15 March 2006

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