Intraoperative radiation therapy. First part: Rationale and techniques

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-115

  Calvo, Felipe A ^a   Meirino, Rosa M ^b   Orecchia, Roberto ^c  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b Clinica La Luz   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

HDR IORT; IORT; Local control; Techniques

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON THERAPY; EVOLUTION; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; METASTASIS; ONCOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRONS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 33746222053     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2005.11.004     Document Type: Review

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