Treatment of 4 cases of equine lymphoma with megavoltage radiation

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 312-314

  Henson, F M D ^a   Dixon, K ^a   Dobson, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horse; Lymphoma; Megavoltage; Neoplasia; Radiation; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE; LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL RECORD; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 10344242402     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2004.tb00318.x     Document Type: Review

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