Improved trigeminal and facial nerve tolerance following fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for large acoustic neuromas

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue DEC., 1999, Pages 1202-1207

  Kalapurakal, J A ^a,d   Silverman, C L ^a   Akhtar, N ^a   Andrews, D W ^b   Downes, B ^b   Thomas, P R M ^a,c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Bayfront Cancer Care Center   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DOSIMETRY; FACIAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROPATHY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033377498     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.864.10703478     Document Type: Article

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