Helmet mold-based surface brachytherapy for homogeneous scalp treatment: A case report

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 211-214

  Liebmann, André ^b   Pohlmann, Stefan ^b   Heinicke, Frank ^b   Hildebrandt, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR ^*

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Lymphoma infiltrates of head skin; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; PHOTON; REMISSION; SCALP; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EID: 34147164414     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-007-1648-7     Document Type: Article

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