MRI of radiation-induced tumors of the head and neck in post-radiation nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Tags: MAGNETIC resonance imaging; RADIATION carcinogenesis; NASOPHARYNX -- Cancer -- Treatment; SARCOMA; TUMORS -- Diagnosis; SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma
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