Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in the management of recurrent glioma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 393-398

  Shepherd, Stephen F ^a   Laing, Robert W ^a   Cosgrove, Vivian P ^a   Warrington, Alan P ^a   Hines, Frances ^a   Ashley, Susan E ^a   Brada, Michael ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Recurrent glioma; Stereotactic radiotherapy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; MANNITOL; NITROSOUREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION NECROSIS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030929852     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00455-5     Document Type: Article

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