International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 377-385 , 1 June 2008

Patterns of Failure and Toxicity after Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Received 21 August 2007 ,Revised 9 October 2007 ,Accepted 12 October 2007.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(07)04423-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.10.010

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 377-385 , 1 June 2008

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