International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 4 , Pages 1077-1082 , 15 July 2009

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Late Radiation-Associated Tissue Necroses: Is It Safe in Patients With Locoregionally Recurrent and Then Successfully Salvaged Head-and-Neck Cancers?

  • Hon-Yi Lin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Dalin Branch, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Chih-Hung Ku, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Dai-Wei Liu, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Hsing-Lung Chao, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Chun-Shu Lin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Yee-Min Jen, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Yee-Min Jen, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Tri-Service General Hospital, 325, Section 2 Cheng-Kong Road, Nei-Hu, Taipei 114, Taiwan ROC. Tel: (+886) 2-8792-7122; Fax: (+886) 2-6600-2357

Received 10 June 2008 ,Revised 28 August 2008 ,Accepted 29 August 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(08)03921-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.08.076

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 4 , Pages 1077-1082 , 15 July 2009

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