Superficial x-ray in the treatment of basal and squamous cell carcinomas: A viable option in select patients

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1235-1241

  Cognetta, Armand B ^a   Howard, Brett M ^b   Heaton, Henry P ^c   Stoddard, Earl R ^d   Hong, Hyokyoung Grace ^e   Green, W Harris ^a  

^a Dermatology Associates of Tallahassee   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Idaho Skin Institute   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

basal cell carcinoma; photon therapy; radiation; radiation therapy; skin cancer; squamous cell carcinoma; superficial radiation therapy; superficial x ray therapy; x ray; x ray therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN BIOPSY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUPERFICIAL X RAY THERAPY;

AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84869143605     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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