Intensity-modulated radiosurgery for patients with brain metastases: A mature outcomes analysis

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-167

  Wang, Samuel J ^a   Choi, Mehee ^b   Fuller, Clifton D ^b,c   Salter, Bill J ^d   Fuss, Martin ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Linac radiosurgery; Radiosurgery; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 34347380730     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460700600302     Document Type: Article

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