Proton irradiation of feline nasal planum squamous cell carcinomas using an accelerated protocol

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 569-575

  Fidel, Janean L ^a   Egger, Emmanuel ^b   Blattmann, Hans ^b   Oberhänsli, Francisca ^a   Kaser Hotz, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accelerated radiation protocol; Feline; Nasal planum; Proton irradiation; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

PROTON;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; NOSE TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; NOSE NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035513082     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2001.tb00988.x     Document Type: Article

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