A simple technique for treating age-related macular degeneration with external beam radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1071-1074

  Roos, Daniel E ^a   Francis, J Winston ^a   Newnham, W John ^b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b St George's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Radiotherapy; Technique

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EYELID;

ADULT; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032933212     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00493-3     Document Type: Article

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