Preliminary results of a phase I/II study of post-operative high-dose rate brachytherapy for advanced or recurrent pelvic tumours

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 532-537

  Hannoun Lévi, Jean Michel ^a   Cowen, Didier ^a   Houvenaeghel, Gilles ^a   Bladou, Franck ^a   Delpero, Jean Robert ^a   Resbeut, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

Author keywords

High dose rate; Pelvic tumours; Post operative brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPHOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; PELVIS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION PROTECTION; RECTUM CARCINOMA; TIME; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0031474183     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(97)93109-7     Document Type: Article

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