Hypofractionated electron-beam radiation therapy for keloids: Retrospective study of 568 cases with 834 lesions

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 811-817

  Shen, Jie ^a   Lian, Xin ^a   Sun, Yuliang ^a   Wang, Xiaojun ^a   Hu, Ke ^a   Hou, Xiaorong ^a   Sun, Shuai ^a   Yan, Junfang ^a   Yu, Lang ^a   Sun, Xiansong ^a   Li, Wenbo ^a   Wang, Xinhai ^a   Guan, Qiu ^a   Pang, Tingtian ^a   Zhang, Fuquan ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

assessment; electron beam; keloids; prognosis; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONS; IRRADIATION; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY;

ASSESSMENT; ELECTRON BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; ELECTRON-BEAM; HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON BEAMS; HYPOFRACTIONATED; KELOID; LOCAL CONTROL; POSTOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSE; SKIN GRAFTING;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ELECTRON; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KELOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE FRACTIONATION; ELECTRONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KELOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942309662     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrv031     Document Type: Article

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