Treatment of medium-sized juxtapapillary melanoma with external Co-60 photon therapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-73

  Roberge, David ^a   Nordstrom, Scott ^a   Corriveau, Christine ^b   Gosselin, Micheline ^c   Olivares, Marina ^c   Shenouda, George ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Choroidal neoplasms; Melanoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBALT THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SURVIVAL RATE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 15944367753     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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