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Kypho-IORT - a novel approach of intraoperative radiotherapy during kyphoplasty for vertebral metastases

BACKGROUND: Instable and painful vertebral metastases in patients with progressive visceral metastases present a common therapeutic dilemma. We developed a novel approach to deliver intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) during kyphoplasty and report the first treated case. METHODS/RESULTS: 60 year old...

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Autores principales: Wenz, Frederik, Schneider, Frank, Neumaier, Christian, Kraus-Tiefenbacher, Uta, Reis, Tina, Schmidt, René, Obertacke, Udo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2829586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20149237
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-5-11