Stereotactic irradiation using a linear accelerator for brain metastasis from renal cell carcinoma

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 73-76

  Kawashima, Kazuyuki ^a   Shirato, Hiroki ^a   Takamura, Akira ^b   Shinohara, Nobuo ^a   Sawamura, Yutaka ^a   Miyasaka, Kazuo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Asahikawa Kousei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Metastasis; Radiotherapy; Renal cell carcinoma; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001791663     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02488876     Document Type: Article

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