Initial clinical experience with frameless radiosurgery for patients with intracranial metastases

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1467-1472

  Kamath, Reena ^a   Ryken, Timothy C ^a   Meeks, Sanford L ^a   Pennington, Edward C ^a   Ritchie, Justine ^a   Buatti, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Frameless radiosurgery; Intracranial metastases; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT MONITORING; SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

CEREBRAL METASTASES; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY (SRS); SURGICAL RESECTION; WHOLE-BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY (WBRT);

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16344387210     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.08.021     Document Type: Article

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