Radiation therapy for Macular Degeneration: Technical considerations and preliminary results

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 945-948

  Brady, Luther W ^a,d   Freire, Jorge E ^a   Longton, Wallace A ^a   Miyamoto, Curtis T ^a   Augsburger, James J ^b   Brown, Gary C ^b   Micaily, Bizhan ^a   Sagerman, Robert H ^c  

^a ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Macular degeneration; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REMISSION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0030667096     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00708-6     Document Type: Article

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