Severe complications after hypofractionated high dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy following external beam irradiation for oesophageal carcinoma

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 891, 2002, Pages 238-242

  Hama, Y ^a   Uematsu, M ^a   Shioda, A ^a   Suda, A ^a   Aida, S ^a   Kusano, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0036230699     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.75.891.750238     Document Type: Article

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