The visual impact of fractionated stereotactic conformal radiotherapy on seven eyes with optic nerve sheath meningiomas

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 86-91

  Landert, Monika ^a   Baumert, Brigitta G ^a   Bosch, Martina M ^a   Lütolf, Urs M ^a   Landau, Klara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; OPTIC NERVE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 20344394671     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WNO.0000165105.78365.22     Document Type: Article

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