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Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer

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This chapter will discuss cancers of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinus with a focus on radiotherapy studies and technique.

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Acknowledgment

We thank Chien Peter Chen, MD, and Brian Missett, MD, for their work on the prior edition of this chapter.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Jason Chan & Sue S. Yom

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Chan, J., Yom, S.S. (2018). Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer. In: Hansen, E., Roach III, M. (eds) Handbook of Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62642-0_6

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