Dose-response relationship and dose optimization in radiotherapy of postoperative keloids

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-276

  Sakamoto, Takashi ^a,b   Oya, Natsuo ^a,b   Shibuya, Keiko ^b   Nagata, Yasushi ^b   Hiraoka, Masahiro ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dose optimization; Dose relationship; Irradiation therapy; Postoperative keloid; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KELOID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; KELOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 65449139028     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.12.018     Document Type: Article

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