Radiosurgery for brain metastases: Relationship of dose and pattern of enhancement to local control

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 375-383

  Shiau, Cheng Ying ^a   Sneed, Penny K ^a   Shu, Hui Kuo G ^a   Lamborn, Kathleen R ^a   McDermott, Michael W ^a   Chang, Susan ^b   Nowak, Peter ^c   Petti, Paula L ^a   Smith, Vernon ^a   Verhey, Lynn J ^a   Ho, Maria ^a   Park, Elaine ^a   Wara, William M ^a   Gutin, Philip H ^a   Larson, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Contrast enhancement; Dose volume response; Gamma knife; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GROWTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0030939114     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00497-X     Document Type: Article

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