Stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of acoustic schwannomas: Comparative observations of 125 patients treated at one institution

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1265-1278

  Andrews, David W ^a   Suarez, Oscar ^a   Goldman, H Warren ^a   Downes, M Beverly ^a   Bednarz, Greg ^a   Corn, Benjamin W ^a   Werner Wasik, Maria ^a   Rosenstock, Jeffrey ^a   Curran Jr , Walter J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neurinoma; Acoustic schwannoma; Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GAMMA RAYS; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

GAMMA KNIFE TECHNIQUE;

SURGERY;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; COCHLEAR NERVE; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHILADELPHIA; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

EID: 0035424715     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01559-0     Document Type: Article

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