Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for choroidal melanoma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-91

  Tokuuye, Koichi ^a   Akine, Yasuyuki ^a   Sumi, Minako ^a   Kagami, Yoshikazu ^a   Ikeda, Hiroshi ^a   Kaneko, Akihiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

choroidal melanoma; fractionated irradiation; stereotactic radiotherapy; treatment techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; STEREOTAXIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOROID NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0030894241     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)01910-5     Document Type: Article

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