Three-year retrospective review of superficial radiotherapy for skin conditions in a Perth radiotherapy unit

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 174-179

  Thom, Graham A ^a   Heywood, Janelle M ^a   Cassidy, Barry ^a   Freund, Jerry M ^a  

^a Perth Radiation Oncology Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Dermatological radiotherapy; Electron beam therapy; Keloid; Office radiotherapy; Squamos cell carcinoma; Superficial therapy; Warts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BOWEN DISEASE; ELECTRON BEAM; FEMALE; FIBROXANTHOMA; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KELOID; KERATOACANTHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MELANOMA; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KELOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0042661059     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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