Soft X-ray therapy of recurrent pterygium - An alternative to 90Sr eye applicators

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 177, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 404-409

  Willner, Jochen ^a   Flentje, Michael ^a   Lieb, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eye applicator; Pterygium; Radiation of benign disease; Recurrence of pterygium; Soft X ray therapy

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OXYBUPROCAINE; STRONTIUM 90;

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PTERYGIUM; RADIATION INJURY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMBLEPHARON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 0034876985     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00002422     Document Type: Article

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