Background. Sixteen pediatric patients with solid tumors received treatment on a protocol designed to test the feasibility and safety of high-dose rate intraoperative radiation therapy (IOHDR) via a remote afterloader. Patients and Methods. Patients with Ewing's sarcoma (n = 5), rhabdomyosarcoma (n
17 High-dose rate intra-operative radiation therapy for pediatric solid tumors
โ Scribed by Merchant, T.E.; Zelefsky, M.J.; Sheldon, J.M.; LaQuaglia, M.B.; Harrison, L.B.
- Book ID
- 121891895
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-8140
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