Brachytherapy in India - A long road ahead

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 331-335

  Banerjee, Susovan ^a   Mahantshetty, Umesh ^b   Shrivastava, Shyamkishore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Challenges and promises; India

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEOPLASM; REVIEW;

EID: 84907690053     PISSN: 1689832X     EISSN: 20812841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2014.45761     Document Type: Review

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