Early-stage carcinoma of the external auditory canal treated by intracavitary irradiation with HDR 192Ir-RALS: A case report

Nippon Acta Radiologica

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 398-400

  Gen, Suzuki ^a   Naofumi, Hayabuchi ^a   Seiji, Kurata ^b   Masatora, Aoki ^a   Tadashi, Nakashima ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Omuta City General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Applicator; Brachytherapy; Ear; External auditry cancer

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; EAR TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA; EAR CANAL; EAR NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15744396314     PISSN: 00480428     EISSN: 13477951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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