Low dose irradiation in advanced tumours of head and neck.
A material of 19 patients with T3 and T4 tumours of the mouth and pharynx was treated by fractionated low dose rate irradiation. Regression occurred in a large proportion of tumours but at the expense of a high rate of necrosis.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000528:radiation effects; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects