Proton beam irradiation of uveal melanomas of the posterior pole;Protonenstrahlentherapie bei Aderhautmelanomen des hinteren Augenpols

Spektrum der Augenheilkunde

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-16

  Bechrakis, N E ^a   Schmid, E ^a   Blatsios, G ^a   Widmann Schuchter, B ^a   Hocht S ^b   Moser, L ^b   Cordini, D ^c   Heufelder, J ^c   Willerding, G ^b   Foerster, M H ^b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Proton beam; Radiotherapy; Uveal melanoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952080522     PISSN: 09304282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00717-010-0379-9     Document Type: Article

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