Optimized lens-sparing treatment of retinoblastoma with electron beams

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 589-594

  Steenbakkers, Roel J H M ^b   Altschuler, Martin D ^a   D' Angio, Giulio J ^a   Goldwein, Joel W ^a   Kassaee, Alireza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Department of Radiation Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrons; Lens sparing; Radiation therapy; Retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; ELECTRON BEAM; LENS; OPTIC NERVE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RETINA; RETINOBLASTOMA;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRONS; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA;

EID: 0030884954     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00370-2     Document Type: Article

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