Radiosurgery for hemangioblastoma: Results of a multiinstitutional experience

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 493-499

  Patrice, Stephen J ^a,b   Sneed, Penny K ^a,b   Flickinger, John C ^a,b   Shrieve, Dennis C ^a,b   Pollock, Bruce E ^a,b   Alexander III, Eben ^a,b   Larson, David A ^a,b   Kondziolka, Douglas S ^a,b   Gutin, Philip H ^a,b   Wara, William M ^a,b   McDermott, Michael W ^a,b   Lunsford, L Dade ^a,b   Loeffler, Jay S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemangioblastoma; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030175495     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)80011-3     Document Type: Article

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