Endoscopic ultrasound-guided brachytherapy of head and neck tumours. A new procedure for controlled application

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-48

  Maier, Wolfgang ^a,b   Henne, Karl ^a   Krebs, Annette ^a   Schipper, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Head and neck neoplasms

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE; PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT CANCER; SCHOOL CHILD; TARGET ORGAN;

EID: 0032972430     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100143117     Document Type: Article

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