Palliative radiotherapy of appendicular osteosarcoma in 95 dogs

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 517-522

  Ramirez III, Oscar ^a   Dodge, Richard K ^b   Page, Rodney L ^a   Price, G Sylvester ^a   Hauck, Marlene L ^a   Ladue, Tracy A ^a   Nutter, Felicia ^c   Thrall, Donald E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Canine; Osteosarcoma; Palliative radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE TUMOR; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOSARCOMA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROBABILITY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE NEOPLASMS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOSARCOMA; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0033191634     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1999.tb00385.x     Document Type: Article

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