External radiation therapy and transcatheter iridium in the treatment of extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 929-935

  Foo, May L ^a   Gunderson, Leonard L ^b   Bender, Claire E ^b   Buskirk, Steve J ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

External radiation therapy; Proximal extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma; Transcatheter iridium

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; EXTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0030689632     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00299-X     Document Type: Article

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