Hypofractionated stereotactic radiation therapy for skull base and upper cervical chordoma and chondrosarcoma: Preliminary results

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 83, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 233-243

  Gwak, Ho Shin ^a   Yoo, Hyung Jun ^a   Youn, Sang Min ^a   Chang, Ungkyu ^a   Dong, Han Lee ^a   Yoo, Seong Yul ^a   Chang, Hun Rhee ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Radiation and Medical Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chondrosarcoma; Chordoma; Fractionation; Radiation myelopathy; Stereotactic radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CERVICAL SPINE; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DOSIMETRY; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GAMMA RADIATION; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTITIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE TUMOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33645654051     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091992     Document Type: Article

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