Stereotactic radiosurgery of large uveal melanomas with the gamma-knife

Ophthalmology

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1381-1387

  Mueller, Arthur J ^a   Talies, Silke ^a   Schaller, Ulrich C ^a   Horstmann, Gerhard ^b   Wowra, Bernd ^b   Kampik, Anselm ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Gamma Knife Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UVEA MELANOMA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033761764     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(00)00150-0     Document Type: Article

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