title: The relationship of dose to prognosis in squamous-cell carcinoma of the aerodigestive tract.
abstract: How much does radiation dose determine prognosis of patients requiring radiotherapy for squamous-cell carcinoma of the aerodigestive tract? Using a statistical test of the correlation of dose versus outcome, several results of radiation treatment reported in the literature were examined. The radiation dose received was found to be a poor predictor of which patients would be cured.
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*