Intensity-modulated stereotactic radiotherapy vs. stereotactic conformal radiotherapy for the treatment of meningioma located predominantly in the skull base

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 580-592

  Baumert, Brigitta G ^a,b   Norton, Ian A ^a   Davis, J Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Base of skull meningioma; Conformity index; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Micromultileaf collimator; Stereotactic conformal radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

LESIONS;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SKULL BASE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0041381055     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00587-X     Document Type: Article

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