Gamma knife radiosurgery for intracranial metastases: From local tumor control to increased survival

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 184-192

  Gerosa, M ^a   Nicolato, A ^a   Severi, F ^a   Ferraresi, P ^a   Masotto, B ^a   Barone, G ^a   Foroni, R ^a   Piovan, E ^a   Pasoli, A ^a   Bricolo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Gamma Knife; Metastases; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOSURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 12644274640     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: 14230372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099809     Document Type: Article

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