Long term results of non-surgical, exclusive strontium-/yttrium-90 beta-irradiation of pterygia

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-29

  Pajic, Bojan ^a   Greiner, Richard H ^b  

^a Klinik Pallas   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Non surgical pterygium treatment; Pterygium; Strontium yttrium 90 beta irradiation

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90; YTTRIUM 90;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRON THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PANNUS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 15944393180     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.08.022     Document Type: Article

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