Radiation optic neuropathy after external beam radiation therapy for acromegaly: Report of two cases

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-103

  Van Den Bergh, Alfons C M ^a   Hoving, Marjanke A ^a   Links, Thera P ^a   Dullaart, Robin P F ^a   Ranchor, Adelita V ^b   Ter Weeme, Cees A ^a   Canrinus, Alof A ^a   Szabó, Ben G ^a   Pott, Jan Willem R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Pituitary adenoma; Radiation optic neuropathy (RON); Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CASE REPORT; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 1542604659     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(03)00201-9     Document Type: Article

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