First BNCT treatment of a skin melanoma in Argentina: Dosimetric analysis and clinical outcome

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1101-1105

  Gonzalez S J ^a,c   Bonomi, M R ^b,d   Santa Cruz, G A S ^a,c   Blaumann, H R ^a,e   Larrieu, O A Calzetta ^a,e   Menendez P ^b,d   Rebagliati, R Jiménez ^a,c   Longhino, J ^a,e   Feld, D B ^a,c   Dagrosa, M A ^a,c   Argerich, C ^f   Castiglia, S G ^a,g   Batistoni, D A ^a,c   Liberman, S J ^a,c   Roth, B M C ^b,d  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Oncologia Angel H Roffo   (Argentina)

^c CENTRO ATÓMICO CONSTITUYENTES   (Argentina)

^d Instituto Roffo   (Argentina)

^e CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

^f S C de Bariloche   (Argentina)

^g CENTRO ATÓMICO EZEIZA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

BNCT; Clinical trial; Skin melanomas; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

GLIOMAS; MELANOMAS;

DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

SKIN;

4 BORONOPHENYLALANINE; FRUCTOSE;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOT AMPUTATION; HUMAN; LIMB; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MELANOMA; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN TOXICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARGENTINA; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4143121244     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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