Robotically guided radiosurgery for children

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 304-310

  Giller, Cole A ^a   Berger, Brian D ^a   Pistenmaa, David A ^b   Sklar, Frederick ^c   Weprin, Bradley ^c   Shapiro, Kenneth ^c   Winick, Naomi ^b   Mulne, Arlynn F ^b   Delp, Janice L ^b   Gilio, Joseph P ^b   Gall, Kenneth P ^b   Dicke, Karel A ^d   Swift, Dale ^c   Sacco, David ^c   Harris Henderson, Kesha ^b   Bowers, Daniel ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Arlington Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyberknife; Pediatric brain tumors; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CYBERKNIFE RADIOSURGERY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; INOPERABLE CANCER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; RHABDOID TUMOR; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TERATOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23044492551     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20267     Document Type: Article

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