Non conventional fractionation in radiotherapy of the musculo-skeletal sarcomas

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Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-170

  Barbieri, Enza ^a,b   Frezza, Giovanni ^a   Martelli, Ombretta ^a   Neri, Stefano ^a   Mercuri, Mario ^a   Gherlinzoni, Franco ^a   Bacci, Gaetano ^a   Mancini, Antonia ^a   Putti, Carlo ^a   Babini, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyperfractionated radiotherapy; Musculo skeletal sarcomas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EWING SARCOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 7144257170     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169808400213     Document Type: Article

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