Plaque radiotherapy in the management of retinoblastoma

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 393-397

  Kiratli, Hayyam ^a   Bilgiç, Sevgül ^a   Lale Atahan, I ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Iodine 125; Retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINA TUMOR; RETINOBLASTOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032112416     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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