Research article summary (published 29 Sep 2009):

Evaluating gastrostomy feeding on daily setup variations and planning margins in head-and-neck radiotherapy.

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Author/s: Mercuri, Angelina (A); Joon, Daryl Lim (DL); Wada, Morikatsu (M); Khoo, Vincent (V);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Letter

Journal: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 75 (issue 2) : pp 632-3

Dates: Created 2009/09/08; Completed 2009/09/21;

PMID: 19735888, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/21/2009, IMS Date: )

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Case-Control Studies Enteral Nutrition Female Gastrostomy - instrumentation Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology; radiography; radiotherapy Humans

Humans Male Pilot Projects Retrospective Studies Tumor Burden Weight Loss

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