Interstitial brachytherapy for intracranial metastases

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 485-495

  McDermott, M W ^a   Cosgrove, G R ^a   Larson, D A ^a   Sneed, P K ^a   Gutin, P H ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN METASTASIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030037474     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30374-7     Document Type: Article

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