title: Time-dose factors in positive neck nodes treated with irradiation only.
abstract: This article describes an analysis of time-dose and clinical factors which affect the 2 year rate of control of cervical node metastases from squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck following external beam radiotherapy in a series of 140 patients. We find that node diameter and normalized total dose are the most important factors, and that overall treatment time is not statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA 90024.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Mendenhall
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Lavey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002999:Clone Cells; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D015182:Lymphatic Irradiation; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors