Radiation therapy in cancer patients with psoriasis. The fractionated daily dose and the Koebner phenomenon

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-23

  Ben Yosef, Rami ^a   Soyfer, Vyacheslav ^a   Vexler, Akiva ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fractionated skin dose; Koebner phenomenon; Psoriasis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PSORIASIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 15944372264     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.08.019     Document Type: Article

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