Re-irradiation of brain metastases and metastatic spinal cord compression: Clinical practice suggestions

Tumori

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-330

  Maranzano, Ernesto ^a   Trippa, Fabio ^a   Pacchiarini, Diamante ^a   Chirico, Luigia ^a   Basagni, Maria Luisa ^a   Rossi, Romina ^b   Bellavita, Rita ^c   Schiavone, Concetta ^d   Italiani, Marco ^a   Muti, Marco ^a  

^a S MARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Policlinico Hospital   (Italy)

^d Radiation Oncology Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy; Metastatic spinal cord compression; Radiation induced myelopathy; Radionecrosis; Radiosurgery; Re irradiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SICKNESS; RADIOSURGERY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE METASTASIS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 26444487609     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160509100408     Document Type: Article

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