Current results of brachytherapy for soft tissue sarcoma

Current Opinion in Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-318

  Ballo, Matthew T ^a   Lee, Andrew K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Radiation; Soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041737695     PISSN: 10408746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001622-200307000-00006     Document Type: Review

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