Neurocognitive outcome in brain metastases patients treated with accelerated-fractionation vs. accelerated-hyperfractionated radiotherapy: An analysis from Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Study 91-04

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 711-717

  Regine, W F ^a,e   Scott, C ^b   Murray, K ^c   Curran, W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b RTOG Headquarters   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Mini Mental Status Examination; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FRACTIONATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY;

METASTASES;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COGNITION; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035501212     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01676-5     Document Type: Article

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