Radiosurgery in the management of pediatric brain tumors

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 929-935

  Hodgson, David C ^a   Goumnerova, Liliana C ^b,c   Loeffler, Jay S ^c,d   Dutton, Sharon ^c   Black, Peter McL ^b,c,e   Alexander III, Eben ^c,e   Xu, Ronghui ^f   Kooy, Hanne ^c,d   Silver, Barbara ^g   Tarbell, Nancy J ^c,d  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g Radiation Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Pediatrics; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY; TUMORS;

STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY (SRS);

PEDIATRICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPLICATION; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RADIOSURGERY; REOPERATION;

EID: 0035879453     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01518-8     Document Type: Article

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