Megavoltage radiation therapy for axial and inoperable giant-cell tumor of bone

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1566-1573

  Chakravarti, Arnab ^a,b   Spiro, Ira J ^a,b   Hug, Eugen B ^a,b   Mankin, Henry J ^a,b   Efird, Jimmy T ^a,b   Suit, Herman D ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; MALE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0032699320     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199911000-00008     Document Type: Article

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