Postoperative irradiation of spinal cord tumors in 9 dogs

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 150-153

  Siegel, Sheri ^a   Kornegay, Joe N ^a   Thrall, Donald E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobalt radiation; Dog(s); Spinal cord tumors

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0009842369     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1996.tb01214.x     Document Type: Article

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