Postoperative irradiation of pterygium with 90SR eye applicator

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 597-600

  Fukushima, Shoko ^a   Inoue, Toshihiko ^a   Inoue, Takehiro ^a   Ozeki, Shuji ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

90Sr and beta irradiation; Pterygium; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PTERYGIUM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RECURRENCE; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0032972850     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00431-3     Document Type: Article

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