The role of external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) in differentiated thyroid cancer is reviewed. In the presence of gross residual disease after attempted surgical excision, retrospective series have reported local control is possible with EBRT. If, in addition to Iodine-131 (I131), there is a role
External radiation therapy without chemotherapy in the management of anal cancer
โ Scribed by James A. Martenson Jr.; Leonard L. Gunderson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 479 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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