Early improvements in vision after fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for primary optic nerve sheath meningioma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-174

  Baumert, Brigitta G ^a,f   Villà, Salvador ^b   Studer, Gabriela ^a   Mirimanoff, René Olivier ^c   Davis, J Bernard ^a   Landau, Klara ^a   Ducrey, Nicolas ^d   Arruga, Jordi ^e   Lambin, Philippe ^f   Pica, Alessia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d Hopital Ophtalmique   (Switzerland)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Meningioma; Optic nerve; Optic nerve sheath; Orbit; Organs at risk; Stereotactic radiotherapy; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH MENINGIOMA; OPTIC NERVE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RETINA IMAGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR GROWTH; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISION TESTS;

EID: 3543098043     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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