Evolution in technique for vestibular schwannoma radiosurgery and effect on outcome

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 275-280

  Flickinger, John C ^a,b   Kondziolka, Douglas ^a   Pollock, Bruce E ^a   Lunsford, L Dade ^a  

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

^b Joint Radiation Oncology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Radiation injury; Radiosurgery; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0030250405     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00335-5     Document Type: Article

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