Radiosurgical planning of meningiomas: Compromises with conformity

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 169-174

  Rowe, Jeremy G ^a   Walton, Lee ^a   Vaughan, Paul ^a   Malik, Irfan ^a   Radatz, Matthias ^a   Kemeny, Andras ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conformity index; Meningioma; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DURA MATER; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 10844245366     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082041     Document Type: Article

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