Use of radiation therapy in the treatment of equine neoplasia

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 315-318

  Henson, F M D ^a   Dobson, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horse; Neoplasia; Radiation; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; IRIDIUM 192; STRONTIUM 90;

ALOPECIA; ANGIOSARCOMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL CYCLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL POPULATION; CORNEA EDEMA; DERMATITIS; DESQUAMATION; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHEMA; FIBROSARCOMA; GAMMA RADIATION; HORSE DISEASE; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOMA; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM; NEUROFIBROMA; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT DISORDER; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SKIN NECROSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOXICITY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 10344227174     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2004.tb00319.x     Document Type: Review

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