Radiation therapy for ocular choroidal neovascularization (Phase I/II study): Preliminary report

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 173-178

  Sasai, Keisuke ^a   Murata, Rumi ^a   Mandai, Michiko ^a   Takahashi, Masayo ^a   Ogura, Yuichiro ^a   Ngata, Yasushi ^a   Nishimura, Yasumasa ^a   Hiraoka, Masahiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Choroidal neovascularization; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOID STREAK; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SIMULATOR; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030760557     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00296-4     Document Type: Article

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