External beam radiation therapy for tracheobronchial amyloidosis

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 262-267

  Neben Wittich, Michelle A ^a   Foote, Robert L ^a,b   Kalra, Sanjay ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation therapy; Tracheobronchial amyloidosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGITIS; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECURRENCE RISK; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL AMYLOIDOSIS;

EID: 34447524092     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-3118     Document Type: Article

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