Fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment of acoustic neuromas

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 73, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 45-49

  Song, Dan Y ^a   Williams, Jeffery A ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Fractionation; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CANCER CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0343570100     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029750     Document Type: Conference Paper

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