Intraoperative dural irradiation by customized 192iridium and 90yttrium brachytherapy plaques

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 239-245

  DeLaney, Thomas F ^a   Chen, George T ^a   Mauceri, Thomas C ^a   Munro III, John J ^b   Hornicek, Francis J ^a   Pedlow, Francis X ^a   Suit, Herman D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Implant Sciences Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Radiotherapy; Sarcoma; Spine; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; NEUROLOGY; POLYCARBONATES; RADIOTHERAPY;

TUMOR CELLS;

TUMORS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; IRIDIUM 192; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BETA RADIATION; BONE REMODELING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SURGERY; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DURA MATER; FOIL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY METASTASIS; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OSTEOSARCOMA; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA; SPINE CANCER; SPINE STABILIZATION; VERTEBRA;

EID: 0043066899     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00505-4     Document Type: Article

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