Interstitial radiosurgery with the photon radiosurgery system in the minimally-invasive treatment of selected deep-seated brain tumors

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2004, Pages 70-74

  Di Lorenzo, Nicola ^a   Cavedon, C ^b   Paier, F ^b   Compagnucci, A ^b   Buccoliero, A M ^b   Pansini, G ^b   Francescon, P ^b   Gallina, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Brain tumors; Deep seated tumors; Interstitial radiosurgery; Minimally invasive therapy; Photon radiosurgery system; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTROCYTOMA; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL RADIOSURGERY; MALE; METASTASIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEURONAVIGATION; RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 11144234215     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2004.11782390     Document Type: Conference Paper

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