Propensity score matching analysis of a phase II study on simultaneous modulated accelerated radiation therapy using helical tomotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinomas

Propensity score matching analysis of a phase II study on simultaneous modulated accelerated radiation therapy using helical tomotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinomas

Abstract Background Using propensity score matching method (PSM) to evaluate the feasibility and clinical outcomes of simultaneous modulated accelerated radiation therapy (SMART) using helical tomotherapy (HT) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods Between August 2007 and January 2...

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Main Authors: Lei Du, Xin-Xin Zhang, Lin-Chun Feng, Bao-Lin Qu, Jing Chen, Jun Yang, Hai-Xia Liu, Shou-Ping Xu, Chuan-Bin Xie, Lin Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Dose fractionation
Propensity score matching
Survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3581-1

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