The CyberKnife®: Potential in patients with cranial and spinal tumors

American Journal of Cancer

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 383-393

  Chang, Steven D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ACCURACY; ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ANALGESIA; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; GAMMA KNIFE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HEARING; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MENINGIOMA; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; ROBOTICS; SPINE CANCER; SPINE METASTASIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 29344449047     PISSN: 11756357     EISSN: 11756357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00024669-200504060-00005     Document Type: Review

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