Irradiation-induced nasopharyngeal necrosis (INN) in newly diagnosed nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated by intensity-modulated radiation therapy: clinical characteristics and the influence of treatment strategies

Abstract Purpose To define the clinical characteristics of irradiation-induced nasopharyngeal necrosis (INN) after intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and identify the influence of treatment strategies on INN in primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. Patients and methods From 2008 to 2...

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Main Authors: Yi Xu, Yang Liu, Zekun Wang, Jingbo Wang, Jianghu Zhang, Xuesong Chen, Runye Wu, Qingfeng Liu, Yuan Qu, Kai Wang, Xiaodong Huang, Jingwei Luo, Li Gao, Guozhen Xu, Ye Zhang, Junlin Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-022-01980-0