Radiosurgery for brain metastases: Is whole brain radiotherapy necessary?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 549-558

  Sneed, Penny K ^a   Lamborn, Kathleen R ^a   Forstner, Julie M ^a   McDermott, Michael W ^a   Chang, Susan ^b   Park, Elaine ^a   Gutin, Philip H ^c   Phillips, Theodore L ^a   Wara, William M ^a   Larson, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Brain neoplasms; Gamma knife; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Whole brain radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN SURGERY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033010797     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00447-7     Document Type: Article

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