High-dose-rate (HDR) plesiotherapy with custom-made moulds for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 760-764

  Montero, Ángel ^a   Hernanz, Raúl ^a   Capuz, Ana Belén ^a   Fernández, Eva ^a   Hervás, Asunción ^a   Colmenares, Rafael ^a   Polo, Alfredo ^a   Sancho, Sonsoles ^a   Molerón, Rafael ^a   Vallejo, Carmen ^a   Ramos, Alfredo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical and cosmetic result; Custom made mould; Non melanoma skin cancer; Plesiotherapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG RESPONSE; EYELID TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NON MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; OVERALL SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN TOXICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RISK; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73449141793     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-009-0439-2     Document Type: Article

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