Biologically effective doses of postoperative radiotherapy in the prevention of keloids: Dose-effect relationship

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 717-723

  Kal, Henk B ^a   Veen, Ronald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biologically effective dose; Brachytherapy; Keloid; Linear quadratic model; Overall treatment time; Radiotherapy; Recurrence rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FACE; HUMAN; KELOID; NECK; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN TENSION; STRETCHING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; KELOID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 27544455053     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-005-1407-6     Document Type: Article

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