Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery for uveal melanoma: Clinical results after 2 years

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 208-213

  Marchini, G ^a,b   Gerosa, M ^a   Piovan, E ^a   Pasoli, A ^a   Babighian, S ^a   Rigotti, M ^a   Rossato, M ^a   Bonomi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b BORGO TRENTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gamma Knife; radiosurgery; uveal melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; MALE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; UVEA MELANOMA;

AGED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 12644306848     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099812     Document Type: Conference Paper

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