Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 93, Issue 3 , Pages 530-533 , December 2009

A study of middle ear function in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with IMRT technique

  • Sheng Zi Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
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  • Ji Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  • Curtis T. Miyamoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Temple University Hospital, USA
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  • Fu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  • Li Fen Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  • Hai Yan Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  • Gang Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  • Wei Fang Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  • Ming Guo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  • Xiao Chen Ni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  • Lei Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Received 26 October 2008 ,Revised 16 September 2009 ,Accepted 29 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.09.013

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 93, Issue 3 , Pages 530-533 , December 2009

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