Proton therapy for tumors of the skull base

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 175, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages 57-63

  Munzenrider, John E ^a   Liebsch, Norbert J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

3D conformal radiation therapy; Chondrosarcoma; Chordoma; Proton therapy; Skull base

Indexed keywords

BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SKULL BASE; SPINE TUMOR; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0032716554     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03038890     Document Type: Conference Paper

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