High dose rate brachytherapy to prevent recurrent benign hyperplasia in lung transplant bronchi: Theoretical and clinical considerations

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-159

  Kennedy, Andrew S ^a   Sonett, Joshua R ^a   Orens, Jonathan B ^b   King, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; LASER; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; STENT; THEORY;

AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0033965258     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(99)00117-5     Document Type: Article

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