Clinical Outcomes of Volume-Modulated Arc Therapy in 205 Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: An Analysis of Survival and Treatment Toxicities

Rui Guo; Ling-Long Tang; Yan-Ping Mao; Guan-Qun Zhou; Zhen-Yu Qi; Li-Zhi Liu; Ai-Hua Lin; Meng-Zhong Liu; Jun Ma; Ying Sun

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129679

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Clinical Outcomes of Volume-Modulated Arc Therapy in 205 Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: An Analysis of Survival and Treatment Toxicities

Rui Guo,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Ling-Long Tang,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Yan-Ping Mao,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Guan-Qun Zhou,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Zhen-Yu Qi,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Li-Zhi Liu,

Affiliation Imaging Diagnosis and Interventional Center, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center & State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Ai-Hua Lin,

Affiliation Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Meng-Zhong Liu,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Jun Ma ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jun Ma, Ying Sun

* E-mail: sunying@sysucc.org.cn (YS); drjunma@hotmail.com (JM)

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Ying Sun

Contributed equally to this work with: Jun Ma, Ying Sun

* E-mail: sunying@sysucc.org.cn (YS); drjunma@hotmail.com (JM)

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Clinical Outcomes of Volume-Modulated Arc Therapy in 205 Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: An Analysis of Survival and Treatment Toxicities

Rui Guo,
Ling-Long Tang,
Yan-Ping Mao,
Guan-Qun Zhou,
Zhen-Yu Qi,
Li-Zhi Liu,
Ai-Hua Lin,
Meng-Zhong Liu,
Jun Ma,
Ying Sun

Published: July 6, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129679

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