High-dose 106Ruthenium plaque brachytherapy for posterior uveal melanoma: A clinico-pathologic study;Hochdosisbrachytherapie des malignen aderhaut- und ziliarkö rpermelanoms mit 106Ruthenium: Eine klinisch-pathologische studie

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-157

  Heindl, L M ^a   Lotter, M ^a   Strnad, V ^a   Sauer, R ^a   Naumann, G O H ^a   Knorr, H L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

106Ruthenium brachytherapy; Clinical follow up; High dose brachytherapy; Histopathology; Uveal melanoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847373870     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-006-1451-3     Document Type: Article

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