Radiotherapy for nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: From conventional to modern stereotactic radiation techniques

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-176

  Minniti, Giuseppe ^a,b   Jaffrain Rea, Marie Lise ^b,c   Osti, Mattia ^a   Cantore, Giampaolo ^b   Enrici, Riccardo Maurizi ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy; Pituitary adenomas; Radiosurgery; Toxicity; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RECURRENT CANCER; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 34250196484     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-007-0072-x     Document Type: Review

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