Postoperative radiotherapy results in primary spinal cord astrocytomas

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-48

  Zorlu, Faruk ^a   Ozyigit, Gokhan ^a   Gurkaynak, Murat ^a   Soylemezoglu, Figen ^a   Akyol, Fadil ^a   Lale Atahan, Ibtisam ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Radiotherapy; Spinal astrocytoma; Spinal cord tumors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 15944393179     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.07.019     Document Type: Article

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