A comparison of single fraction radiosurgery tumor control and toxicity in the treatment of basal and nonbasal meningiomas

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 60-66

  Vermeulen, S ^a   Young, R ^a   Li, F ^a   Meier, R ^a   Raisis, J ^a   Klein, S ^a   Kohier, E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Control; Efficacy; Gamma Knife; Meningioma; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Stereotaxic techniques; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN EDEMA; CANCER CONTROL; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033385728     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056440     Document Type: Conference Paper

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