Stereotactic and microsurgery for acoustic neuroma: The controversy continues

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1215-1217

  De Salles, Antonio A F ^a,b   Frighetto, Leonardo ^a   Selch, Michael ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; EDITORIAL; HEARING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROSURGERY; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0038503648     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00443-7     Document Type: Editorial

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