Radiosurgery in neurosurgical practice. IV: Stereotactic radiosurgery for metastatic brain disease

Neurosurgery Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-135

  Abdelaziz, Osama S ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Metastasis; Radiobiology; Radiosurgery; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0034040906     PISSN: 10506438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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