@article{3048030,
    title = "Combined teletherapy and intracavitary brachytherapy boost for the
treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma",
    author = "Kouvaris, J and Plataniotis, GA and Sandilos, P and Dardoufas, C and and Damatopoulou, A and Vlahos, L and Papavasiliou, C",
    journal = "Radiotherapy and Oncology",
    year = "1996",
    volume = "38",
    number = "3",
    pages = "263-267",
    publisher = "ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD",
    issn = "0167-8140",
    doi = "10.1016/0167-8140(95)01701-1",
    keywords = "nasopharyngeal carcinoma; intracavitary brachytherapy; roost",
    abstract = "For the non-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma, external beam radiation
therapy (median dose 64 Gy) and a boost of intracavitary irradiation
(ICRT) has been given. Caesium-137 pellets of 40 mCi were used at a dose
rate of 3-3.5 Gy/h, 1 cm from the sources. The median dose was 8.5 Gy.
Overall 5-year actuarial survival for the 48 studied patients was 60.4%
and LRFS was 64%. The procedure was well tolerated by our patients."
}