Low-grade astrocytoma: Treatment with conventionally fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy

Radiology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 275-278

  Van Kampen, Michael ^a   Engenhart Cabillic, Rita ^a   Debus, Jürgen ^a   Hess, Thomas ^b   Schad, Lothar R ^b   Wannenmacher, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Brain neoplasms, therapeutic radiology; Stereotaxis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029809839     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.1.8816559     Document Type: Article

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