Total skin electron irradiation therapy in mycosis fungoides using high-dose rate mode: A preliminary experience

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 828-830

  Parida, Dillip K ^a   Verma, Kaushal K ^a   Chander, Subhash ^a   Joshi, R C ^a   Rath, Goura K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON RADIATION; ELECTRON THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INJURY; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SKIN DEFECT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27544506433     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02217.x     Document Type: Article

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