Clinical results of LINAC-based stereotactic radiosurgery for pituitary adenoma

Nippon Acta Radiologica

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 225-230

  Julia, Muramatsu ^a   Masanori, Yoshida ^a   Hiroki, Shioura ^a   Yasutaka, Kawamura ^a   Harumi, Ito ^a   Hiroaki, Takeuchi ^a   Toshihiko, Kubota ^a   Ichiro, Maruyama ^b  

^a University of Fukui   (Japan)

^b WAKASA WAN ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Linac; Pituitary adenoma; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042235510     PISSN: 00480428     EISSN: 13477951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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