Patterns of failure following high-dose 3-D conformal radiotherapy for high-grade astrocytomas: A quantitative dosimetric study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-88

  Lee, Susan W ^a   Fraass, Benedick A ^a   Marsh, Lon H ^a   Herbort, Katharina ^a   Gebarski, Stephen S ^a   Martel, Mary K ^a   Radany, Eric H ^a   Lichter, Allen S ^a   Sandler, Howard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

High grade astrocytoma; Radiation therapy; Recurrence; Three dimensional conformal radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032924132     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00266-1     Document Type: Article

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