High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for the treatment of benign obstructive endobronchial granulation tissue

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1450-1456

  Madu, Chika N ^a   Machuzak, Michael S ^a   Sterman, Daniel H ^a   Musani, Ali ^a   Ahya, Vivek ^a   McDonough, James ^a   Metz, James M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign; Brachytherapy; Bronchus; Granulation; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOSIMETRY; GRANULATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

BENIGN GRANULATION TISSUE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHUS; HIGH DOSE RATE (HDR) BRACHYTHERAPY;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BENIGN OBSTRUCTIVE ENDOBRONCHIAL GRANULATION TISSUE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRACHEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33751191634     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

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