Cerebral radionecrosis: Incidence and risk in relation to dose, time, fractionation and volume

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1981, Pages 243-252

  Marks, James E ^a   Bagĺan, Robert J ^a   Prassad, Satish C ^a   Blank, William F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebral radionecrosis; Radiation injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIOTHERAPY; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINDNESS; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONFUSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NECROSIS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RISK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0019508041     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(81)90443-0     Document Type: Article

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