Dose-volume effect in gamma knife radiosurgery of meningiomas

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 73, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 72-78

  Kang, Chung Sheng ^a   Zheng, L G ^a   Xu, D S ^a  

^a SECOND HOSPITAL OF TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Complication; Dose volume effect; Gamma knife; Meningioma; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN EDEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0343570099     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029758     Document Type: Conference Paper

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