Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy versus Radiation Alone in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
Park Jin-Hong
(Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Chang Hye-Sook (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Kim Sung-Rae (Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Kim Sang-Yoon (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Nam Soon-Yuhl (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Cho Kyung-Ja (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Kim Jong-Hoon (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Ahn Seung-Do (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Noh Young-Ju (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Choi Eun-Kyung (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Lee Sang-Wook (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) |
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