Radiation therapy for malignant melanoma

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1383-1398

  Geara, F B ^a   Ang, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030480319     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70521-1     Document Type: Article

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