Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for newly diagnosed and recurrent intracranial meningiomas: Preliminary results

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 675-682

  Sajja, Ratna ^a   Barnett, Gene M ^a   Lee, Shih Yuan ^a   Harnisch, Gayle ^a,b   Stevens, Glen H J ^a   Lee, Joung ^a   Suh, John H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Porter Adventist Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

And Local control; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Meningioma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 30544442381     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460500400612     Document Type: Article

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