The role of radiosurgery for glial neoplasms

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 351-358

  Alexander III, E ^a   Loeffler, J S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; GADOLINIUM; LOMUSTINE; METHOTREXATE; PROCARBAZINE; TIRAPAZAMINE; VINCRISTINE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDEMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032930333     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30200-6     Document Type: Review

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