Radioembolization of hepatic tumors

Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 178-189

  Kennedy, Andrew ^a,b  

^a SARAH CANNON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Liver tumors; Yttrium 90 (90Y)

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE MICROSPHERE; RESIN; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL LIVER METASTASIS; DOSIMETRY; EMBOLIC PARTICLE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIOBIOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84995807163     PISSN: 20786891     EISSN: 2219679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2014.037     Document Type: Review

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