Fractionated (split dose) radiosurgery in patients with recurrent brain metastases: Implications for survival

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 491-495

  Davey, P ^a,b   Schwartz, M L ^a   Scora, D ^b   Gardner, S ^b   O'Brien, P F ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Fractionation; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOSURGERY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35148846532     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701534722     Document Type: Article

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