Hypofractionated conformal stereotactic radiotherapy alone or in combination with whole-brain radiotherapy in patients with cerebral metastases

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1460-1466

  Lindvall, Peter ^a   Bergström, Per ^a   Löfroth, Per Olov ^a   Henriksson, Roger ^a   Bergenheim, A Tommy ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Hypofractionation; Radiotherapy; Stereotactic; Whole brain radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOLOGY;

CEREBRAL METASTASES; EXTRACRANIAL DISEASES; HYPOFRACTIONED CONFORMAL STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY (HCSRT); WHOLE-BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY (WBRT);

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 16344374565     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.08.027     Document Type: Article

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