The chance of further chemoembolization and intrahepatic disease control after radiotherapy to portal vein thrombus [1]

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1316-

  Cheng, Jason Chia Hsien ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METASTASIS; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HEPATIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542316335     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.11.018     Document Type: Letter

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