Management of cystic craniopharyngiomas with intracavitary irradiation with 32P

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-34

  Shahzadi, Sohrab ^a,b   Sharifi, Guive ^a   Andalibi, Rashin ^a   Zali, Alireza ^a   Ali Asgari, Ali ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Craniopharyngioma; Radiation therapy; Stereotactic surgery

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS 32;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ELECTRON RADIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39049098584     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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