The use of single fraction Leksell stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of uveal melanoma

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 558-562

  Rennie, Ian ^a   Forster, David ^b   Kemeny, Andras ^b   Walton, Lee ^b   Kunkler, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External beam irradiation; Intraocular neoplasm; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Uveal melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRIS RUBEOSIS; MALE; METASTASIS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; RETINOPATHY; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUMOR REGRESSION; UVEA MELANOMA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030465508     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00734.x     Document Type: Article

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