Role of radiation therapy in the treatment of melanoma

Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 583-586

  Schild, Steven E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Melanoma; Metastases; Palliative therapy; Primary therapy; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MELANOMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; UVEA MELANOMA;

HUMANS; MELANOMA;

EID: 85047684165     PISSN: 14737140     EISSN: 17448328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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