Radiosurgery for the treatment of brain métastases

Seminars in Surgical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 70-78

  Young, Ronald F ^a  

^a NORTHWEST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Cerebral neoplasms; Cost benefit analysis; Neoplasm metastasis; Particle accelerators; Prognosis; Quality of life; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Stereotaxic techniques; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030780098     PISSN: 87560437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2388(199801/02)14:1<70::aid-ssu9>3.3.co;2-z     Document Type: Article

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